Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius
Mauritius: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 249.93 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 249.93 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius peaked at 678.92 kg per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 249.93 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 18th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 471.08 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 533.99 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 529.7 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 472.96 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 447 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 429.51 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 468.92 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 454.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 451.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 438.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 451.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 678.92 kg per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1973 | 550.64 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1974 | 427.29 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1975 | 492.61 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 435.86 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 498.08 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 499.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 478.18 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 502.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 468.87 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 485.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 528.72 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 523 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 541.43 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 487.14 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 622.41 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1988 | 539.41 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 571.43 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 551.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 552.91 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 554.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 485.57 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 581.28 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 612.91 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 643.7 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 580.79 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 610.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 660.1 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 655.17 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 411.33 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2002 | 543.25 kg per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 529.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 517.19 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 488.08 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 424.33 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 434.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 359.61 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 342.56 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 252.46 kg per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 387.83 kg per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2012 | 523.06 kg per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 380.31 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 533.68 kg per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2015 | 328.96 kg per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2016 | 453.44 kg per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 419.54 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 370.99 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 389.82 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 283.11 kg per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 309.32 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 278.57 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 249.93 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 249.93 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.17 kg per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 249.93 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.01 kg per square kilometre, 35.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 473.17 kg per square kilometre | 429.51 kg per square kilometre | 533.99 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 495.09 kg per square kilometre | 427.29 kg per square kilometre | 678.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 527.03 kg per square kilometre | 468.87 kg per square kilometre | 622.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 583.36 kg per square kilometre | 485.57 kg per square kilometre | 660.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 470.49 kg per square kilometre | 342.56 kg per square kilometre | 655.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 404.01 kg per square kilometre | 252.46 kg per square kilometre | 533.68 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 280.23 kg per square kilometre | 249.93 kg per square kilometre | 309.32 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More climate change data for Mauritius
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 96.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.7765 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 59.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 52.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1969 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritius was 249.93 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 678.92 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 249.93 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Mauritius ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.