Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya
Libya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1875 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.1875 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya peaked at 0.945 kg per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0839 kg per person, in 1964.
Libya ranks 109th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Libya, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1607 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1233 kg per person | -23.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0934 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0839 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0946 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1466 kg per person | +54.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1768 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2086 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1635 kg per person | -21.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2166 kg per person | +32.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3715 kg per person | +71.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3145 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3025 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4153 kg per person | +37.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5833 kg per person | +40.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4814 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5796 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4521 kg per person | -22.0% |
| 1979 | 0.697 kg per person | +54.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5345 kg per person | -23.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7517 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 1982 | 0.945 kg per person | +25.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9115 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8453 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7131 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7891 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9153 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7669 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6908 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7874 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7702 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5754 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 1993 | 0.731 kg per person | +27.1% |
| 1994 | 0.506 kg per person | -30.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6114 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3328 kg per person | -45.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3455 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3891 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8356 kg per person | +114.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5975 kg per person | -28.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3831 kg per person | -35.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5591 kg per person | +46.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4235 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 2004 | 0.516 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5462 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5351 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5242 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5132 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5026 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4925 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5029 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5243 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4949 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2723 kg per person | -45.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2143 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2367 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3829 kg per person | +61.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2205 kg per person | -42.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2086 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1945 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.192 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1897 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1875 kg per person | -1.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1875 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 32% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1875 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1875 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.139 kg per person | 0.0839 kg per person | 0.2086 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4414 kg per person | 0.2166 kg per person | 0.697 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7863 kg per person | 0.5345 kg per person | 0.945 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5884 kg per person | 0.3328 kg per person | 0.8356 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5101 kg per person | 0.3831 kg per person | 0.5975 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.355 kg per person | 0.2086 kg per person | 0.5243 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1909 kg per person | 0.1875 kg per person | 0.1945 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 106 Montenegro 0.2112 kg per person compare
- 107 Gambia 0.2037 kg per person compare
- 108 New Caledonia 0.1939 kg per person compare
- 110 Myanmar 0.1849 kg per person compare
- 111 Saint Lucia 0.1733 kg per person compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.168 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Libya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 97.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 455.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 452.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.71 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Libya was 0.1875 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.945 kg per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0839 kg per person in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Libya ranks 109th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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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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.
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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.