Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia
Namibia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.7003 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 0.7003 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 73.0% on the previous year and up 104.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia peaked at 1.18 kg per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 69th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1997 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.0058 kg per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0056 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1545 kg per person | +2769.1% |
| 2003 | 0.042 kg per person | -72.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1016 kg per person | +142.0% |
| 2005 | 0.051 kg per person | -49.8% |
| 2006 | 0.095 kg per person | +86.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0662 kg per person | -30.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 kg per person | -84.5% |
| 2009 | 0.061 kg per person | +495.0% |
| 2010 | 0.135 kg per person | +121.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2267 kg per person | +67.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4786 kg per person | +111.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3432 kg per person | -28.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1676 kg per person | -51.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4103 kg per person | +144.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8055 kg per person | +96.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7515 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.18 kg per person | +57.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7114 kg per person | -39.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1 kg per person | -85.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0971 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4047 kg per person | +317.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7003 kg per person | +73.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.7003 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.7003 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2769.1% | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.1545 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0592 kg per person | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.1545 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5213 kg per person | 0.135 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3255 kg per person | 0.0971 kg per person | 0.7003 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 66 Saudi Arabia 0.7665 kg per person compare
- 67 Tajikistan 0.7241 kg per person compare
- 68 Botswana 0.7075 kg per person compare
- 70 South Africa 0.6654 kg per person compare
- 71 Cyprus 0.6617 kg per person compare
- 72 Peru 0.6565 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Namibia was 0.7003 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 kg per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Namibia ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.