Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal
Senegal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0455 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 0.0455 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 84.7% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal peaked at 0.3064 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 141st 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0738 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0736 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0825 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0606 kg per person | -26.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0833 kg per person | +37.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1351 kg per person | +62.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1289 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0816 kg per person | -36.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0692 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0845 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1094 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1092 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1507 kg per person | +38.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1789 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1934 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2034 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2204 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.185 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1403 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1163 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1051 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0552 kg per person | -47.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1265 kg per person | +129.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1231 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1047 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1986 | 0.109 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0988 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1152 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0822 kg per person | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0771 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1238 kg per person | +60.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1102 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1548 kg per person | +40.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1496 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0588 kg per person | -60.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0882 kg per person | +50.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0765 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.08 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.148 kg per person | +85.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1625 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1557 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1854 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1221 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1787 kg per person | +46.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1085 kg per person | -39.3% |
| 2006 | 0.014 kg per person | -87.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0153 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1499 kg per person | +878.7% |
| 2010 | 0.215 kg per person | +43.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1532 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1455 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1556 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1516 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2294 kg per person | — |
| 2017 | 0.3064 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2277 kg per person | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1925 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2785 kg per person | +44.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0998 kg per person | -64.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2983 kg per person | +198.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0455 kg per person | -84.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0455 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 17% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0455 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +878.7% | 0.0153 kg per person | 0.1499 kg per person |
| 2022 | +198.8% | 0.0998 kg per person | 0.2983 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0876 kg per person | 0.0606 kg per person | 0.1351 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1575 kg per person | 0.0845 kg per person | 0.2204 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1036 kg per person | 0.0552 kg per person | 0.1265 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1067 kg per person | 0.0588 kg per person | 0.1548 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1104 kg per person | 0.0123 kg per person | 0.1854 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1777 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.3064 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1805 kg per person | 0.0455 kg per person | 0.2983 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Senegal was 0.0455 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3064 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Senegal ranks 141st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.