Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname
Suriname: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2.23 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname, 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 Suriname is 2.23 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 83.5% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname peaked at 2.75 kg per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.1446 kg per person, in 1991.
Suriname ranks 27th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2471 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2663 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3218 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3359 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3622 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3624 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4377 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 1968 | 0.423 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4088 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5192 kg per person | +27.0% |
| 1971 | 0.83 kg per person | +59.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8807 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9185 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 1.03 kg per person | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6391 kg per person | -37.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8759 kg per person | +37.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9609 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9174 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5032 kg per person | -45.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3197 kg per person | -36.5% |
| 1981 | 1.44 kg per person | +349.9% |
| 1982 | 1.89 kg per person | +31.1% |
| 1983 | 1.88 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.75 kg per person | +46.6% |
| 1985 | 1.94 kg per person | -29.3% |
| 1986 | 2 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.87 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4062 kg per person | -78.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3296 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1455 kg per person | -55.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1446 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6226 kg per person | +330.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7154 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.947 kg per person | +32.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9311 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.6 kg per person | +71.3% |
| 1997 | 1.52 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.24 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 1.11 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 1.05 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7878 kg per person | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1 kg per person | +40.2% |
| 2004 | 1.22 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8103 kg per person | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 1.43 kg per person | +76.9% |
| 2007 | 0.973 kg per person | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 2.69 kg per person | +176.4% |
| 2009 | 1.39 kg per person | -48.3% |
| 2010 | 1.79 kg per person | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 1.66 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 2013 | 1.14 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.65 kg per person | +45.1% |
| 2015 | 1.24 kg per person | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 2.07 kg per person | +67.0% |
| 2017 | 2.09 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.17 kg per person | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.21 kg per person | +106.5% |
| 2021 | 1.38 kg per person | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 1.21 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 2.23 kg per person | +83.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2.23 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 3.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2.23 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 3.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +349.9% | 0.3197 kg per person | 1.44 kg per person |
| 1992 | +330.7% | 0.1446 kg per person | 0.6226 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3517 kg per person | 0.2471 kg per person | 0.4377 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8073 kg per person | 0.5032 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 kg per person | 0.3197 kg per person | 2.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8892 kg per person | 0.1446 kg per person | 1.6 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 kg per person | 0.7878 kg per person | 2.69 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 2.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 2.23 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More climate change data for Suriname
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.45 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 240.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 98.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3725 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 535.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 63.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 472.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2378 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Suriname was 2.23 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2.75 kg per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1446 kg per person in 1991.
- How does Suriname rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Suriname ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.