Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda
Uganda: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.024 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.024 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda peaked at 0.0414 kg per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1978.
Uganda ranks 153rd 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0153 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0161 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.018 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0175 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0211 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0282 kg per person | +33.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0182 kg per person | -35.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0204 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0222 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0388 kg per person | +74.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0414 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0367 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0359 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.014 kg per person | -61.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0074 kg per person | -46.9% |
| 1976 | 0.008 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 kg per person | -69.7% |
| 1978 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.0053 kg per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0037 kg per person | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0027 kg per person | — |
| 1985 | 0.0013 kg per person | -51.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 kg per person | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 kg per person | +192.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 kg per person | -86.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 kg per person | +126.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 kg per person | -64.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 kg per person | +425.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 kg per person | +214.0% |
| 1994 | 0.005 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 kg per person | -75.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0081 kg per person | +785.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0141 kg per person | +58.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0154 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0164 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0146 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0092 kg per person | -36.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0152 kg per person | +65.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0134 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0349 kg per person | +160.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0224 kg per person | -35.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0197 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0228 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0272 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0182 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 kg per person | -69.6% |
| 2016 | 0.022 kg per person | +297.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.027 kg per person | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0278 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0174 kg per person | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0168 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.02 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 0.024 kg per person | +20.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.024 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0697 kg per person, 34% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.024 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +785.8% | 0.0009 kg per person | 0.0081 kg per person |
| 1991 | +425.9% | 0.0005 kg per person | 0.0028 kg per person |
| 2016 | +297.2% | 0.0055 kg per person | 0.022 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0196 kg per person | 0.0153 kg per person | 0.0282 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0185 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0414 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.0053 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0005 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.017 kg per person | 0.0092 kg per person | 0.0349 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 kg per person | 0.0055 kg per person | 0.0278 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0195 kg per person | 0.0168 kg per person | 0.024 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 150 Niger 0.0311 kg per person compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.0293 kg per person compare
- 152 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.027 kg per person compare
- 154 Congo 0.0238 kg per person compare
- 155 Bermuda 0.021 kg per person compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.0172 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Uganda was 0.024 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0414 kg per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1978.
- How does Uganda rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Uganda ranks 153rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.