Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique
Mozambique: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.168 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique is 0.168 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 41.9% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique peaked at 0.1919 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 kg per person, in 1988.
That places Mozambique 112th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0366 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0359 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0422 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0689 kg per person | +63.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0675 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0476 kg per person | -29.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0479 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0526 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0504 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0507 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.077 kg per person | +51.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1001 kg per person | +29.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1005 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0401 kg per person | -60.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0388 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0679 kg per person | +75.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0988 kg per person | +45.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1318 kg per person | +33.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0979 kg per person | -25.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1429 kg per person | +45.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1738 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1691 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0621 kg per person | -63.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0137 kg per person | -77.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0157 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0234 kg per person | +49.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 kg per person | -63.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0132 kg per person | +53.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0168 kg per person | +27.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0157 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.022 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0142 kg per person | -35.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0333 kg per person | +133.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0313 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0424 kg per person | +35.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 kg per person | -79.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0219 kg per person | +147.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0451 kg per person | +105.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0535 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0863 kg per person | +61.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0934 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0095 kg per person | -89.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0172 kg per person | +81.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0315 kg per person | +83.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0826 kg per person | +162.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0539 kg per person | -34.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1919 kg per person | +256.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0676 kg per person | -64.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1886 kg per person | +179.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1378 kg per person | -26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0977 kg per person | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1063 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1301 kg per person | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0516 kg per person | -60.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0702 kg per person | +35.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0803 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0914 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1547 kg per person | +69.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1556 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1793 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1184 kg per person | -34.0% |
| 2023 | 0.168 kg per person | +41.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.168 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.168 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.05 kg per person | 0.0359 kg per person | 0.0689 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0804 kg per person | 0.0388 kg per person | 0.1318 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0636 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.1738 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0252 kg per person | 0.0088 kg per person | 0.0451 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0687 kg per person | 0.0095 kg per person | 0.1919 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1109 kg per person | 0.0516 kg per person | 0.1886 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1553 kg per person | 0.1184 kg per person | 0.1793 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 81.74 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,629 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 209.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 923.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,672 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mozambique was 0.168 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1919 kg per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 kg per person in 1988.
- How does Mozambique rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Mozambique ranks 112th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.
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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.