Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.2146 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.2146 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.2624 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0487 kg per person, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0487 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0542 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0624 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0763 kg per person | +22.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0823 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0833 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.099 kg per person | +18.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1017 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1066 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1278 kg per person | +19.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1487 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1572 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1502 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.15 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.171 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1769 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1861 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.191 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1995 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2347 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2488 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2246 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1938 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1961 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1916 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.183 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1717 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1904 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1887 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1901 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1826 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1798 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1877 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.167 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1478 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1678 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1581 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1542 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1573 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1488 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1432 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1658 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1476 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1508 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1449 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1592 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1383 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1467 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1445 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1765 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1596 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1747 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1851 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1876 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1695 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1947 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2337 kg per person | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2171 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2254 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2624 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2304 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1882 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2146 kg per person | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0794 kg per person | 0.0487 kg per person | 0.1066 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1658 kg per person | 0.1278 kg per person | 0.1995 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2023 kg per person | 0.1717 kg per person | 0.2488 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1692 kg per person | 0.1478 kg per person | 0.1901 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.149 kg per person | 0.1383 kg per person | 0.1658 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1924 kg per person | 0.1596 kg per person | 0.2337 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2239 kg per person | 0.1882 kg per person | 0.2624 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Australia 8.07 kg per person compare
- 2 Canada 7.78 kg per person compare
- 3 New Zealand 7.1 kg per person compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 6.93 kg per person compare
- 5 Uruguay 5.96 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.2146 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2624 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0487 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.