Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.12 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.12 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of up 31.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia peaked at 1.21 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0799 kg per person, in 2000.
That places Zambia 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1623 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.134 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1327 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1677 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1625 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1574 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1651 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2952 kg per person | +78.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2174 kg per person | -26.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4553 kg per person | +109.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7382 kg per person | +62.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5471 kg per person | -25.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5103 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7413 kg per person | +45.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6753 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7737 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8713 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5672 kg per person | -34.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6778 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9133 kg per person | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9627 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8753 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6786 kg per person | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5741 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7868 kg per person | +37.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7703 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8596 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7587 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6825 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4868 kg per person | -28.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5023 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7008 kg per person | +39.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6914 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4431 kg per person | -35.9% |
| 1995 | 0.387 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3054 kg per person | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3529 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1392 kg per person | -60.6% |
| 1999 | 0.109 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0799 kg per person | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1259 kg per person | +57.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3788 kg per person | +200.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3898 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5307 kg per person | +36.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4406 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4058 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4437 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4087 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4755 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5558 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8068 kg per person | +45.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6661 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 0.914 kg per person | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8681 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 1.11 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.21 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8234 kg per person | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9055 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9112 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.853 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.12 kg per person | +31.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.12 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 4.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.12 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 9.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +200.9% | 0.1259 kg per person | 0.3788 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1772 kg per person | 0.1327 kg per person | 0.2952 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6558 kg per person | 0.4553 kg per person | 0.8713 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7862 kg per person | 0.5741 kg per person | 0.9627 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4118 kg per person | 0.109 kg per person | 0.7008 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3679 kg per person | 0.0799 kg per person | 0.5307 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8869 kg per person | 0.5558 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9725 kg per person | 0.853 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zambia was 1.12 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0799 kg per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Zambia ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.