Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco
Morocco: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.6059 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco stood at 0.6059 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco peaked at 1.11 kg per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0721 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Morocco 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0721 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1288 kg per person | +78.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1182 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0915 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1375 kg per person | +50.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1858 kg per person | +35.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1861 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2581 kg per person | +38.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2329 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2452 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3086 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3367 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3828 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3705 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3685 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4677 kg per person | +26.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4174 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4368 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4612 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4223 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4833 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.444 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5266 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4853 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5802 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6199 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5765 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6762 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6019 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6728 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.567 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5213 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6703 kg per person | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5184 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5489 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4644 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6399 kg per person | +37.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6372 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7241 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7304 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6872 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8499 kg per person | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7018 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7729 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 kg per person | +43.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9774 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8703 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6118 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6785 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6728 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5558 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7073 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6812 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7029 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3258 kg per person | -53.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7087 kg per person | +117.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5901 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5126 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6246 kg per person | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6183 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6121 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6059 kg per person | -1.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.6059 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.6059 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1875 kg per person, 3.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco 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 | +117.5% | 0.3258 kg per person | 0.7087 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1568 kg per person | 0.0721 kg per person | 0.2581 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3795 kg per person | 0.2452 kg per person | 0.4677 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5416 kg per person | 0.4223 kg per person | 0.6762 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5964 kg per person | 0.4644 kg per person | 0.7241 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8357 kg per person | 0.6118 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6136 kg per person | 0.3258 kg per person | 0.7087 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6152 kg per person | 0.6059 kg per person | 0.6246 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More climate change data for Morocco
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 630.35 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,896 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 343.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,334 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,148 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 186.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.65 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Morocco was 0.6059 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 kg per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0721 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Morocco ranks 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.