Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia
Liberia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0531 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0531 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia peaked at 0.2497 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1991.
That places Liberia 134th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0043 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0042 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0081 kg per person | +95.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0159 kg per person | +95.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0232 kg per person | +46.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1057 kg per person | +355.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1178 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0861 kg per person | -26.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1049 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1227 kg per person | +17.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0931 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1601 kg per person | +72.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1382 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0738 kg per person | -46.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1829 kg per person | +147.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2497 kg per person | +36.5% |
| 1977 | 0.227 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1099 kg per person | -51.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2252 kg per person | +104.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1071 kg per person | -52.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1007 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0342 kg per person | -66.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0427 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0184 kg per person | -56.9% |
| 1985 | 0.045 kg per person | +144.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0331 kg per person | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0673 kg per person | +103.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0654 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.004 kg per person | -93.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0607 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0626 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0553 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0673 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0677 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0329 kg per person | -51.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0448 kg per person | +36.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0445 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0792 kg per person | +77.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0503 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0679 kg per person | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0791 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0761 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0622 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0861 kg per person | +38.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1039 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1022 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.103 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1142 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.082 kg per person | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0543 kg per person | -33.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0531 kg per person | -2.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0531 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0531 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +355.0% | 0.0232 kg per person | 0.1057 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0523 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.1178 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1583 kg per person | 0.0738 kg per person | 0.2497 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0518 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.1071 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0045 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0436 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0677 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.081 kg per person | 0.0503 kg per person | 0.1039 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0759 kg per person | 0.0531 kg per person | 0.1142 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Liberia was 0.0531 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2497 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Liberia ranks 134th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.