Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa
Samoa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0049 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 0.0049 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa peaked at 0.0905 kg per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Samoa 161st 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 Samoa, 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 kg per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0065 kg per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0064 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0068 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0129 kg per person | +89.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0274 kg per person | +112.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0905 kg per person | +230.6% |
| 1982 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0022 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0038 kg per person | +74.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 kg per person | +99.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 kg per person | +76.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 kg per person | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 kg per person | -45.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 kg per person | -33.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 kg per person | -84.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 kg per person | +1285.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.017 kg per person | — |
| 2017 | 0.0042 kg per person | -75.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 kg per person | +135.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 kg per person | -58.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 kg per person | -10.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0049 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0049 kg per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1939 kg per person, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1285.7% | 0.0003 kg per person | 0.0043 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 | 0.0039 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0129 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0118 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0905 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0095 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 kg per person | 0.0049 kg per person | 0.0055 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More climate change data for Samoa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18,792 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Samoa was 0.0049 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0905 kg per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Samoa ranks 161st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.