Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia
Tunisia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.5285 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia stood at 0.5285 kg per person.
The figure is down 31.7% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia peaked at 0.9672 kg per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0695 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Tunisia 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0695 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0916 kg per person | +31.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1287 kg per person | +40.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1336 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1315 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1505 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1155 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1855 kg per person | +60.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2673 kg per person | +44.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2475 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3478 kg per person | +40.5% |
| 1972 | 0.278 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3442 kg per person | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3993 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4004 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4152 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2794 kg per person | -32.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3725 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4182 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3603 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4514 kg per person | +25.3% |
| 1982 | 0.537 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4707 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5803 kg per person | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6059 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6737 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6496 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5819 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6072 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4529 kg per person | -25.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6081 kg per person | +34.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6328 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5667 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5212 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4366 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5595 kg per person | +28.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5466 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6637 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6732 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6359 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5573 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5616 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5957 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6689 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7118 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7104 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7135 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6981 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7323 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7431 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7533 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7721 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5287 kg per person | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5739 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6499 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8561 kg per person | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6566 kg per person | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7301 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6572 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5866 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9672 kg per person | +64.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7735 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5285 kg per person | -31.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.5285 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.5285 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1875 kg per person, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1415 kg per person | 0.0695 kg per person | 0.2673 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3502 kg per person | 0.2475 kg per person | 0.4182 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5518 kg per person | 0.3603 kg per person | 0.6737 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5661 kg per person | 0.4366 kg per person | 0.6732 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6586 kg per person | 0.5573 kg per person | 0.7323 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6921 kg per person | 0.5287 kg per person | 0.8561 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.714 kg per person | 0.5285 kg per person | 0.9672 kg per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for Tunisia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 241.72 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,319 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,505 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 125.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Tunisia was 0.5285 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9672 kg per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0695 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Tunisia ranks 81st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.