Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia
Somalia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.099 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.099 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 410.0% on the previous year and up 2,723.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia peaked at 1.32 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.0197 kg per square kilometre, in 2011.
Somalia ranks 164th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1594 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1753 kg per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3188 kg per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3188 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4782 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3188 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3029 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4144 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3347 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3029 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2933 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0159 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0.0159 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0159 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1913 kg per square kilometre | +1100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2072 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1275 kg per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2869 kg per square kilometre | +125.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4144 kg per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1985 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1467 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0.4782 kg per square kilometre | +226.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2072 kg per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2232 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.271 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1991 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.0001 kg per square kilometre | -100.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0003 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0004 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -342530.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0004 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0081 kg per square kilometre | +2048.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0152 kg per square kilometre | +86.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0523 kg per square kilometre | -444.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 kg per square kilometre | -69.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0197 kg per square kilometre | -221.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0095 kg per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | -136.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0102 kg per square kilometre | +190.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0977 kg per square kilometre | +1219.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1453 kg per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0697 kg per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0985 kg per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2656 kg per square kilometre | +169.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1963 kg per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | -90.1% |
| 2023 | 0.099 kg per square kilometre | +410.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.099 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.92 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.099 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.01 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +342530.0% | -0.0004 kg per square kilometre | 1.32 kg per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -2048.2% | -0.0004 kg per square kilometre | -0.0081 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +1219.2% | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | 0.0977 kg per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +1100.0% | 0.0159 kg per square kilometre | 0.1913 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2143 kg per square kilometre | 0.0797 kg per square kilometre | 0.4782 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2015 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.4144 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2283 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.4782 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.059 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.271 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1505 kg per square kilometre | -0.0152 kg per square kilometre | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0419 kg per square kilometre | -0.0197 kg per square kilometre | 0.1453 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1451 kg per square kilometre | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | 0.2656 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 161 Samoa 0.3786 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Djibouti 0.226 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Mauritania 0.1861 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 South Sudan 0.0724 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Central African Republic 0.0127 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Greenland 0.0056 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Somalia was 0.099 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0197 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Somalia ranks 164th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,723.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.