Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0577 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.0577 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.0588 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
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| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 2002 | 0.0271 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0243 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0379 kg per person | +55.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0274 kg per person | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0329 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0327 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0327 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0338 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0341 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0302 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0359 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0393 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0478 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0419 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0528 kg per person | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0509 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0542 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0543 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0501 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0588 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0577 kg per person | -2.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0577 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 0.0577 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
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 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0244 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0379 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0421 kg per person | 0.0302 kg per person | 0.0542 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0552 kg per person | 0.0501 kg per person | 0.0588 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More climate change data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 133,140 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0585 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2811 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.5528 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.424 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0016 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.0577 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0588 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.