Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Yemen
Yemen: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Yemen, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Yemen stood at 1.25 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.5% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Yemen peaked at 5.08 kg per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Yemen ranks 153rd 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 Yemen, 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 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1021 kg per square kilometre | +1440.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0189 kg per square kilometre | -81.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0568 kg per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0966 kg per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1771 kg per square kilometre | +83.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2008 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8129 kg per square kilometre | +304.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5406 kg per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3777 kg per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1978 | 1.89 kg per square kilometre | +401.5% |
| 1979 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 2.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1984 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2.79 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1988 | 3.14 kg per square kilometre | +101.5% |
| 1989 | 3.13 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.63 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | +138.3% |
| 1998 | 3.01 kg per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 2.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9315 kg per square kilometre | -56.5% |
| 2004 | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | +245.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7472 kg per square kilometre | -76.7% |
| 2006 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +126.2% |
| 2007 | 4.97 kg per square kilometre | +193.8% |
| 2008 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2009 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 4.53 kg per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 2011 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2012 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.08 kg per square kilometre | +99.8% |
| 2014 | 4.46 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1758 kg per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 2016 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +1918.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2425 kg per square kilometre | -90.3% |
| 2019 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | +626.9% |
| 2020 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4434 kg per square kilometre | -67.6% |
| 2022 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +126.8% |
| 2023 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +24.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.25 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.92 kg per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.25 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.03 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1918.0% | 0.1758 kg per square kilometre | 3.55 kg per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +1440.0% | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | 0.1021 kg per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +626.9% | 0.2425 kg per square kilometre | 1.76 kg per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +401.5% | 0.3777 kg per square kilometre | 1.89 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0128 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.1021 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.66 kg per square kilometre | 0.0189 kg per square kilometre | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | 3.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | 3.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | 0.7472 kg per square kilometre | 4.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 kg per square kilometre | 0.1758 kg per square kilometre | 5.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 0.4434 kg per square kilometre | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More climate change data for Yemen
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 64.14 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,632 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 262.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 474.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Yemen?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Yemen was 1.25 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 kg per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Yemen rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Yemen ranks 153rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.