Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 24.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe stood at 24.97 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe peaked at 35.96 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.07 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.77 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 9.56 kg per square kilometre | +129.8% |
| 1965 | 9.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 9.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 10.6 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1968 | 9.95 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 11.12 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 12.67 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 18.35 kg per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1972 | 15.51 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1973 | 18.09 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 19.39 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 19.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15.51 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 11.63 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 15.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 24 kg per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1981 | 25.33 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 22.74 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 21.02 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 18.56 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 24.04 kg per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1986 | 21.17 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 18.98 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 22.79 kg per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 21.26 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 24.55 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 23.22 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 14.89 kg per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1993 | 21.23 kg per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1994 | 24.01 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 19.65 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 24.3 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 24.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 25.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 22.59 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 21.2 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 18.29 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 20.03 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 13.34 kg per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 12.51 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 15.65 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 14.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 12.55 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 17.1 kg per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 18.22 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 15.4 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 10.6 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 13.39 kg per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 12.92 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 15.02 kg per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 16.8 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 12.95 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 12.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.62 kg per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 2021 | 35.96 kg per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 2022 | 27.71 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 24.97 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 24.97 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.97 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 24.97 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.01 kg per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +129.8% | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | 9.56 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.17 kg per square kilometre | 4.07 kg per square kilometre | 11.12 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.01 kg per square kilometre | 11.63 kg per square kilometre | 19.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.99 kg per square kilometre | 18.56 kg per square kilometre | 25.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.66 kg per square kilometre | 14.89 kg per square kilometre | 25.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.81 kg per square kilometre | 12.51 kg per square kilometre | 22.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.93 kg per square kilometre | 10.6 kg per square kilometre | 18.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.32 kg per square kilometre | 20.62 kg per square kilometre | 35.96 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 98 Fiji 25.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Bermuda 25.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 102 Burkina Faso 23.77 kg per square kilometre compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 18.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Peru 17.36 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Zimbabwe was 24.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.96 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Zimbabwe ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.