Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda
Rwanda: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1083 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 0.1083 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda peaked at 0.1106 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 121st 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 Rwanda, 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 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0014 kg per person | — |
| 1968 | 0.0016 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1969 | 0.002 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 1970 | 0.002 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 kg per person | +72.0% |
| 1975 | 0.003 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.002 kg per person | -37.8% |
| 1978 | 0.002 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.007 kg per person | +287.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0085 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0164 kg per person | +93.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0158 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 kg per person | -56.7% |
| 1987 | 0.02 kg per person | +191.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 kg per person | -81.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 kg per person | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0166 kg per person | +266.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0088 kg per person | -46.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 kg per person | -34.0% |
| 1993 | 0.005 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0015 kg per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0013 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 kg per person | +765.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.008 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 kg per person | +66.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0063 kg per person | -52.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0269 kg per person | +325.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0285 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 kg per person | -81.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 kg per person | -82.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0213 kg per person | +2825.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0606 kg per person | +184.4% |
| 2014 | 0.061 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0805 kg per person | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 0.029 kg per person | -63.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0702 kg per person | +141.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0605 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0832 kg per person | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0959 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0792 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1106 kg per person | +39.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1083 kg per person | -2.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.1083 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.1083 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2825.2% | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person |
| 2002 | +765.2% | 0.0012 kg per person | 0.0104 kg per person |
| 2007 | +325.4% | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0269 kg per person |
| 1982 | +287.1% | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.007 kg per person |
| 1990 | +266.1% | 0.0045 kg per person | 0.0166 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.002 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0019 kg per person | 0.0033 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0166 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 kg per person | 0.0012 kg per person | 0.0285 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0468 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0832 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0985 kg per person | 0.0792 kg per person | 0.1106 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Rwanda was 0.1083 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1106 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Rwanda ranks 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.