Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chad
Chad: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.34 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chad, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1.34 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chad peaked at 1.34 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places Chad 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0093 kg per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | -73.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0317 kg per square kilometre | +1190.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0317 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.051 kg per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0635 kg per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1969 | 0.07 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0899 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0994 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0902 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1756 kg per square kilometre | +94.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3573 kg per square kilometre | +103.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2224 kg per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2444 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2668 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2859 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0397 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.1271 kg per square kilometre | +220.0% |
| 1982 | 0.135 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1985 kg per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2382 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2541 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2065 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1988 | 0.173 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1611 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.27 kg per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3355 kg per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1993 | 0.169 kg per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2826 kg per square kilometre | +77.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5956 kg per square kilometre | +110.8% |
| 1997 | 0.274 kg per square kilometre | -54.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8493 kg per square kilometre | +210.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8736 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8736 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8736 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3377 kg per square kilometre | -61.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3255 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5353 kg per square kilometre | +64.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4182 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.515 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4745 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.537 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.564 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6457 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.661 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6251 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8159 kg per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 0.894 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9284 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.34 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.92 kg per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.34 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.01 kg per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +1190.3% | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | 0.0317 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +220.0% | 0.0397 kg per square kilometre | 0.1271 kg per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +210.0% | 0.274 kg per square kilometre | 0.8493 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0308 kg per square kilometre | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | 0.07 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1832 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.3573 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1692 kg per square kilometre | 0.0397 kg per square kilometre | 0.2541 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3967 kg per square kilometre | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | 0.8736 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5454 kg per square kilometre | 0.3255 kg per square kilometre | 0.8736 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9136 kg per square kilometre | 0.6251 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More climate change data for Chad
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 24.82 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,920 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,959 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 35,960 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 60.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 675.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 403.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 271.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chad?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chad was 1.34 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Chad rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Chad ranks 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.