Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia
Somalia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0034 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia stood at 0.0034 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 394.5% on the previous year and up 1,878.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia peaked at 0.0824 kg per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, -0.001 kg per person, in 2011.
Somalia ranks 164th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0169 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0165 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0161 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0313 kg per person | +94.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0458 kg per person | +46.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0327 kg per person | -28.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0579 kg per person | +77.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0564 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0824 kg per person | +46.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0535 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0495 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.066 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0519 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0458 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0432 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 kg per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.0021 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0202 kg per person | +1001.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0217 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0133 kg per person | -38.7% |
| 1983 | 0.029 kg per person | +117.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0404 kg per person | +39.3% |
| 1985 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0132 kg per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.0415 kg per person | +214.6% |
| 1988 | 0.018 kg per person | -56.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0197 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.024 kg per person | +22.0% |
| 1991 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0066 kg per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0064 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | -0 kg per person | -100.2% |
| 2003 | -0 kg per person | +92.8% |
| 2004 | -0 kg per person | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0777 kg per person | -330844.4% |
| 2006 | -0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0005 kg per person | +1982.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0008 kg per person | +81.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 kg per person | -436.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 kg per person | -69.8% |
| 2011 | -0.001 kg per person | -220.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0005 kg per person | -52.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kg per person | -135.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 kg per person | +180.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 kg per person | +1169.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 kg per person | +43.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 kg per person | -53.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 kg per person | +36.1% |
| 2020 | 0.01 kg per person | +159.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 kg per person | -90.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 kg per person | +394.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0034 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0034 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +330844.4% | -0 kg per person | 0.0777 kg per person |
| 2007 | -1982.4% | -0 kg per person | -0.0005 kg per person |
| 2016 | +1169.4% | 0.0003 kg per person | 0.0043 kg per person |
| 1980 | +1001.5% | 0.0018 kg per person | 0.0202 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0396 kg per person | 0.0161 kg per person | 0.0824 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0316 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.066 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0217 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0415 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.024 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 kg per person | -0.0008 kg per person | 0.0777 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 kg per person | -0.001 kg per person | 0.0061 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.01 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia was 0.0034 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0824 kg per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.001 kg per person in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Somalia ranks 164th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,878.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.