Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 23.77 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 23.77 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso peaked at 24.72 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 102nd of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.1075 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.136 kg per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1612 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2135 kg per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1301 kg per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2558 kg per square kilometre | +96.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1462 kg per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8041 kg per square kilometre | +450.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6414 kg per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1978 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +91.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7164 kg per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4561 kg per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1981 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +146.4% |
| 1982 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 2.48 kg per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1987 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1988 | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 8.9 kg per square kilometre | +112.4% |
| 1998 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 1999 | 6.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3384 kg per square kilometre | -90.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7346 kg per square kilometre | +117.1% |
| 2003 | 9.73 kg per square kilometre | +1224.4% |
| 2004 | 10.63 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 12.95 kg per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 10.96 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 8.62 kg per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 11.18 kg per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 10.38 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2011 | 10.86 kg per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 17.37 kg per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 2013 | 18.52 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 17.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 18.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 24.72 kg per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2017 | 21.31 kg per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 20.71 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 10.98 kg per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2020 | 18.45 kg per square kilometre | +67.9% |
| 2021 | 15.58 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 19.81 kg per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2023 | 23.77 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 23.77 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.92 kg per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 23.77 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.01 kg per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1224.4% | 0.7346 kg per square kilometre | 9.73 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +450.0% | 0.1462 kg per square kilometre | 0.8041 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0119 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.1075 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4431 kg per square kilometre | 0.1301 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | 0.4561 kg per square kilometre | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.73 kg per square kilometre | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | 8.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.91 kg per square kilometre | 0.3384 kg per square kilometre | 12.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6 kg per square kilometre | 10.86 kg per square kilometre | 24.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4 kg per square kilometre | 15.58 kg per square kilometre | 23.77 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 99 Bermuda 25.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 Zimbabwe 24.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 18.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Peru 17.36 kg per square kilometre compare
- 105 United Arab Emirates 16.03 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Burkina Faso was 23.77 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 24.72 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Burkina Faso ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.