Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nepal
Nepal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nepal peaked at 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2007.
That places Nepal 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +183.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +70.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +33.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +71.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +41.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +37.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -54.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | -76.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -68.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | +176.4% |
| 2007 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | -80.7% |
| 2008 | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +891.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +66.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +891.0% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 1962 | +183.6% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 2006 | +176.4% | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More climate change data for Nepal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,890 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,588 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 699.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,263 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,590 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.76 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nepal?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nepal was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- How does Nepal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Nepal ranks 36th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.