Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines

Philippines: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.5687 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5687 kg per person
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
79th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.7417 kg per person
in 1997
All-time low
0.1244 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.8196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines stood at 0.5687 kg per person.

That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines peaked at 0.7417 kg per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1244 kg per person, in 1961.

Philippines ranks 79th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita in Philippines, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.1244 kg per person
1962 0.1617 kg per person +30.0%
1963 0.1695 kg per person +4.8%
1964 0.1662 kg per person -1.9%
1965 0.1778 kg per person +6.9%
1966 0.1963 kg per person +10.4%
1967 0.1858 kg per person -5.4%
1968 0.178 kg per person -4.2%
1969 0.2767 kg per person +55.4%
1970 0.3167 kg per person +14.5%
1971 0.3167 kg per person +0.0%
1972 0.2905 kg per person -8.3%
1973 0.377 kg per person +29.7%
1974 0.4308 kg per person +14.3%
1975 0.3421 kg per person -20.6%
1976 0.4102 kg per person +19.9%
1977 0.3927 kg per person -4.3%
1978 0.4507 kg per person +14.8%
1979 0.4843 kg per person +7.5%
1980 0.4679 kg per person -3.4%
1981 0.4273 kg per person -8.7%
1982 0.4592 kg per person +7.5%
1983 0.4676 kg per person +1.8%
1984 0.3363 kg per person -28.1%
1985 0.3728 kg per person +10.9%
1986 0.5268 kg per person +41.3%
1987 0.6396 kg per person +21.4%
1988 0.6228 kg per person -2.6%
1989 0.6115 kg per person -1.8%
1990 0.6374 kg per person +4.2%
1991 0.4702 kg per person -26.2%
1992 0.55 kg per person +17.0%
1993 0.594 kg per person +8.0%
1994 0.5824 kg per person -2.0%
1995 0.5632 kg per person -3.3%
1996 0.6684 kg per person +18.7%
1997 0.7417 kg per person +11.0%
1998 0.5401 kg per person -27.2%
1999 0.6178 kg per person +14.4%
2000 0.6131 kg per person -0.8%
2001 0.6233 kg per person +1.7%
2002 0.536 kg per person -14.0%
2003 0.6757 kg per person +26.1%
2004 0.729 kg per person +7.9%
2005 0.6182 kg per person -15.2%
2006 0.5299 kg per person -14.3%
2007 0.5709 kg per person +7.7%
2008 0.4329 kg per person -24.2%
2009 0.4536 kg per person +4.8%
2010 0.6158 kg per person +35.7%
2011 0.5277 kg per person -14.3%
2012 0.4692 kg per person -11.1%
2013 0.5167 kg per person +10.1%
2014 0.5739 kg per person +11.1%
2015 0.5003 kg per person -12.8%
2016 0.5885 kg per person +17.6%
2017 0.7041 kg per person +19.6%
2018 0.5935 kg per person -15.7%
2019 0.6404 kg per person +7.9%
2020 0.6696 kg per person +4.6%
2021 0.633 kg per person -5.5%
2022 0.7011 kg per person +10.8%
2023 0.5687 kg per person -18.9%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.5687 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.5687 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1939 kg per person, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1818 kg per person 0.1244 kg per person 0.2767 kg per person 9
1970s 0.3812 kg per person 0.2905 kg per person 0.4843 kg per person 10
1980s 0.4932 kg per person 0.3363 kg per person 0.6396 kg per person 10
1990s 0.5965 kg per person 0.4702 kg per person 0.7417 kg per person 10
2000s 0.5783 kg per person 0.4329 kg per person 0.729 kg per person 10
2010s 0.573 kg per person 0.4692 kg per person 0.7041 kg per person 10
2020s 0.6431 kg per person 0.5687 kg per person 0.7011 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 76 El Salvador 0.5909 kg per person compare
  2. 77 Eswatini 0.5897 kg per person compare
  3. 78 Dominican Republic 0.5793 kg per person compare
  4. 80 Sri Lanka 0.541 kg per person compare
  5. 81 Tunisia 0.5285 kg per person compare
  6. 82 Armenia 0.5239 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Philippines was 0.5687 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.7417 kg per person in 1997.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1244 kg per person in 1961.
How does Philippines rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Philippines ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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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.