Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.5911 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.5911 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.32 kg per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2959 kg per person, in 2015.
Zimbabwe ranks 75th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4697 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3878 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3846 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.8565 kg per person | +122.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8523 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7933 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8635 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7856 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8501 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9394 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 1.32 kg per person | +40.6% |
| 1972 | 1.08 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 1.22 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 1.27 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.23 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9543 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6977 kg per person | -26.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8451 kg per person | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8887 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.32 kg per person | +48.4% |
| 1981 | 1.31 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.13 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 1 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8556 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 1.07 kg per person | +25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9116 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7907 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9201 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8336 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.937 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8633 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5382 kg per person | -37.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7561 kg per person | +40.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8544 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6925 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8424 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8268 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8194 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8486 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7349 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6849 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5852 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6336 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4172 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3877 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4791 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4484 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3746 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5032 kg per person | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5278 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4381 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2967 kg per person | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3696 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3519 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2959 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3979 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4388 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3332 kg per person | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3281 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5138 kg per person | +56.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8807 kg per person | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6671 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5911 kg per person | -11.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.5911 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.5911 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 5.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +122.7% | 0.3846 kg per person | 0.8565 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6937 kg per person | 0.3846 kg per person | 0.8635 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 kg per person | 0.6977 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 kg per person | 0.7907 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7979 kg per person | 0.5382 kg per person | 0.937 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5249 kg per person | 0.3746 kg per person | 0.7349 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3778 kg per person | 0.2959 kg per person | 0.5278 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6632 kg per person | 0.5138 kg per person | 0.8807 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 72 Peru 0.6565 kg per person compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 0.6349 kg per person compare
- 74 Morocco 0.6059 kg per person compare
- 76 El Salvador 0.5909 kg per person compare
- 77 Eswatini 0.5897 kg per person compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 0.5793 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe was 0.5911 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 kg per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2959 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Zimbabwe ranks 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.