Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Togo
Togo: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 48.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Togo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Togo stood at 48.82 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 185.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Togo peaked at 48.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Togo 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Togo, 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 | 0.1379 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.3916 kg per square kilometre | +184.0% |
| 1971 | 0.364 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4762 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1973 | 0.478 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +211.2% |
| 1975 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6435 kg per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 1978 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +117.7% |
| 1979 | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | +110.0% |
| 1980 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 1981 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1983 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 4.78 kg per square kilometre | +114.7% |
| 1985 | 6.8 kg per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1986 | 7.35 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 7.91 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 9.56 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 11.95 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1990 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1991 | 10.09 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 10.93 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 8.72 kg per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 9.5 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 10.79 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 14.86 kg per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1997 | 11.05 kg per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 12.13 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 15.63 kg per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 16.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 16.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 10.8 kg per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2003 | 12.11 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 8.13 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -86.6% |
| 2006 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 16.97 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 24.47 kg per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 2012 | 12.61 kg per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 2013 | 17.09 kg per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2014 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | -81.3% |
| 2015 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2016 | 22.7 kg per square kilometre | +1165.7% |
| 2017 | 7.85 kg per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 2018 | 38.07 kg per square kilometre | +384.9% |
| 2019 | 6.44 kg per square kilometre | -83.1% |
| 2020 | 6.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | -69.9% |
| 2022 | 43.53 kg per square kilometre | +2149.1% |
| 2023 | 48.82 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 48.82 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.97 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Togo's 48.82 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.01 kg per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +2149.1% | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 43.53 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +1165.7% | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 22.7 kg per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +384.9% | 7.85 kg per square kilometre | 38.07 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0153 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.1379 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | 0.364 kg per square kilometre | 2.94 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.56 kg per square kilometre | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 11.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | 8.72 kg per square kilometre | 15.63 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.55 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 16.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.12 kg per square kilometre | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 38.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.18 kg per square kilometre | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 48.82 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 69 Morocco 51.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 50.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Nicaragua 48.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Benin 48.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 74 Ethiopia 48.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.82 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Togo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 788,262 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,390 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 229.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 160.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6059 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Togo?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Togo was 48.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.82 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Togo rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Togo ranks 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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.