Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon
Gabon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon stood at 2.15 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 333.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon peaked at 3.01 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Gabon ranks 148th 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 Gabon, 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 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0182 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +900.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1463 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | -73.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0357 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3089 kg per square kilometre | +696.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0776 kg per square kilometre | -74.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2329 kg per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1984 | 0.194 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.194 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4246 kg per square kilometre | +118.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3155 kg per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1281 kg per square kilometre | -59.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1552 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0528 kg per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0776 kg per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2146 kg per square kilometre | +453.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0737 kg per square kilometre | -65.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2639 kg per square kilometre | +257.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2251 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3101 kg per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3454 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3182 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3427 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2301 kg per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1479 kg per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5047 kg per square kilometre | +241.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4957 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7188 kg per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +138.7% |
| 2016 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | +111.4% |
| 2018 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2021 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2022 | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | +68.1% |
| 2023 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 2.15 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.17 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 2.15 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.01 kg per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +900.0% | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +696.0% | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | 0.3089 kg per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +453.0% | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | 0.2146 kg per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +257.9% | 0.0737 kg per square kilometre | 0.2639 kg per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +241.3% | 0.1479 kg per square kilometre | 0.5047 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0414 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.1463 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.207 kg per square kilometre | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | 0.4246 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0441 kg per square kilometre | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | 0.0776 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2171 kg per square kilometre | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | 0.3454 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 0.1479 kg per square kilometre | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 2.41 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Gabon was 2.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Gabon ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.