Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.047 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.047 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar peaked at 0.1173 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 kg per person, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 140th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0158 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.018 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0341 kg per person | +89.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0256 kg per person | -24.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0401 kg per person | +56.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0418 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0521 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0506 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1002 kg per person | +98.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1049 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0868 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0837 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0575 kg per person | -31.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0663 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0454 kg per person | -31.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0486 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0507 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0551 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0389 kg per person | -29.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0444 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0377 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0691 kg per person | +83.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0752 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0197 kg per person | -73.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0537 kg per person | +172.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0573 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0323 kg per person | -43.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0337 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0211 kg per person | -37.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0361 kg per person | +71.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0301 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0308 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0453 kg per person | +47.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0441 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.055 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0615 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0243 kg per person | -60.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0232 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0268 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.023 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0188 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0153 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0259 kg per person | +69.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0154 kg per person | -40.7% |
| 2005 | 0.039 kg per person | +153.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0194 kg per person | -50.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0222 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0359 kg per person | +61.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0205 kg per person | -42.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0206 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0379 kg per person | +83.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0718 kg per person | +89.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0426 kg per person | -40.7% |
| 2014 | 0.074 kg per person | +73.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0647 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0358 kg per person | -44.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1173 kg per person | +227.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1044 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0857 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.066 kg per person | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0322 kg per person | -51.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0481 kg per person | +49.5% |
| 2023 | 0.047 kg per person | -2.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.047 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.047 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +227.8% | 0.0358 kg per person | 0.1173 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.042 kg per person | 0.0158 kg per person | 0.1002 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0638 kg per person | 0.0389 kg per person | 0.1049 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0444 kg per person | 0.0197 kg per person | 0.0752 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0377 kg per person | 0.0232 kg per person | 0.0615 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0235 kg per person | 0.0153 kg per person | 0.039 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0655 kg per person | 0.0206 kg per person | 0.1173 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0483 kg per person | 0.0322 kg per person | 0.066 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar was 0.047 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1173 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Madagascar ranks 140th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.