Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar is 2.52 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar peaked at 5.4 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1424 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 147th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1424 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1666 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3243 kg per square kilometre | +94.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2499 kg per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1965 | 0.401 kg per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4299 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5503 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5485 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +103.8% |
| 1970 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.72 kg per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8563 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6043 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6672 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7169 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8025 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5847 kg per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6878 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6018 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +88.6% |
| 1983 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3439 kg per square kilometre | -73.0% |
| 1985 | 0.963 kg per square kilometre | +180.0% |
| 1986 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6134 kg per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6586 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4253 kg per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 1990 | 0.749 kg per square kilometre | +76.1% |
| 1991 | 0.644 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6772 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 1994 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6252 kg per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6173 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7387 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6528 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5511 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4614 kg per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8059 kg per square kilometre | +74.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4921 kg per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2005 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +160.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6571 kg per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7743 kg per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +66.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7585 kg per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7871 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +89.1% |
| 2012 | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 2013 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2014 | 3.15 kg per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 2015 | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2017 | 5.4 kg per square kilometre | +236.4% |
| 2018 | 4.93 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2023 | 2.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2.52 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.92 kg per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2.52 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.01 kg per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +236.4% | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | 5.4 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4367 kg per square kilometre | 0.1424 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8199 kg per square kilometre | 0.5847 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7759 kg per square kilometre | 0.3439 kg per square kilometre | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8974 kg per square kilometre | 0.6173 kg per square kilometre | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7727 kg per square kilometre | 0.4614 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 0.7871 kg per square kilometre | 5.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Madagascar was 2.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1424 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Madagascar ranks 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.