Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Niger
Niger: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0311 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Niger, 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 Niger is 0.0311 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 26.8% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Niger peaked at 0.0718 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Niger 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0.0025 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.0025 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0037 kg per person | +54.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 kg per person | +33.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 kg per person | -66.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 kg per person | +79.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 kg per person | +55.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 kg per person | -64.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 kg per person | +249.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0102 kg per person | +89.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0171 kg per person | +67.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0129 kg per person | -24.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0128 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0196 kg per person | +52.6% |
| 1981 | 0.038 kg per person | +94.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0206 kg per person | -45.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0209 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0217 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.03 kg per person | +38.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0167 kg per person | -44.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0265 kg per person | +58.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0147 kg per person | -44.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0218 kg per person | +48.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0168 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 kg per person | -86.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0102 kg per person | +340.6% |
| 1993 | 0.011 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0276 kg per person | +151.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0533 kg per person | +92.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0548 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 kg per person | -91.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0151 kg per person | +224.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0219 kg per person | +44.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0283 kg per person | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0528 kg per person | +86.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0197 kg per person | -62.7% |
| 2004 | 0.016 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0203 kg per person | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0284 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0169 kg per person | -40.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 kg per person | -40.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0207 kg per person | +104.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0292 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0222 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0718 kg per person | +223.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0385 kg per person | -46.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0656 kg per person | +70.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0337 kg per person | -48.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0311 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.03 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0497 kg per person | +65.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0544 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0257 kg per person | -52.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0249 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0245 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0311 kg per person | +26.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0311 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 45% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0311 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0046 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0073 kg per person | 0.0015 kg per person | 0.0171 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0231 kg per person | 0.0147 kg per person | 0.038 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0201 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0548 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0235 kg per person | 0.0101 kg per person | 0.0528 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0426 kg per person | 0.0222 kg per person | 0.0718 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0266 kg per person | 0.0245 kg per person | 0.0311 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 147 Mauritania 0.0382 kg per person compare
- 148 Eritrea 0.0372 kg per person compare
- 149 Seychelles 0.0338 kg per person compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.0293 kg per person compare
- 152 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.027 kg per person compare
- 153 Uganda 0.024 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Niger?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Niger was 0.0311 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0718 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Niger rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Niger ranks 150th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.