Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1.21 billion kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Western Africa, 1961–2050
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 1.21 billion kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Western Africa peaked at 1.21 billion kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 5.39 million kg, in 1961.
Western Africa ranks 31st of 35 groups 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.39 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 6.16 million kg | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 7.52 million kg | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 8.32 million kg | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 10.56 million kg | +27.0% |
| 1966 | 17.53 million kg | +65.9% |
| 1967 | 18.66 million kg | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 16.17 million kg | -13.4% |
| 1969 | 17.98 million kg | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 24.11 million kg | +34.1% |
| 1971 | 26.12 million kg | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 36.96 million kg | +41.5% |
| 1973 | 34.32 million kg | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 43.10 million kg | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 72.41 million kg | +68.0% |
| 1976 | 85.32 million kg | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 93.62 million kg | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 90.08 million kg | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 116.69 million kg | +29.6% |
| 1980 | 138.19 million kg | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 143.30 million kg | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 146.48 million kg | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 165.77 million kg | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 178.81 million kg | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 163.10 million kg | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 171.80 million kg | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 156.02 million kg | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 206.83 million kg | +32.6% |
| 1989 | 232.68 million kg | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 272.73 million kg | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 281.63 million kg | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 294.35 million kg | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 309.15 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 282.22 million kg | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 201.10 million kg | -28.7% |
| 1996 | 221.96 million kg | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 232.04 million kg | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 226.74 million kg | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 255.19 million kg | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 219.97 million kg | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 255.31 million kg | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 279.41 million kg | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 300.13 million kg | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 272.57 million kg | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 352.53 million kg | +29.3% |
| 2006 | 366.31 million kg | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 195.66 million kg | -46.6% |
| 2008 | 268.87 million kg | +37.4% |
| 2009 | 273.01 million kg | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 489.85 million kg | +79.4% |
| 2011 | 314.50 million kg | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 436.80 million kg | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 529.67 million kg | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 525.53 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 455.23 million kg | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 647.78 million kg | +42.3% |
| 2017 | 812.62 million kg | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 833.05 million kg | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 908.43 million kg | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 billion kg | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 747.57 million kg | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 498.14 million kg | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 500.95 million kg | +0.6% |
| 2030 | 704.19 million kg | +40.6% |
| 2050 | 1.21 billion kg | +72.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.03 million kg | 5.39 million kg | 18.66 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.27 million kg | 24.11 million kg | 116.69 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 170.30 million kg | 138.19 million kg | 232.68 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 257.71 million kg | 201.10 million kg | 309.15 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 278.38 million kg | 195.66 million kg | 366.31 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 595.35 million kg | 314.50 million kg | 908.43 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 688.14 million kg | 498.14 million kg | 1.01 billion kg | 4 |
| 2030s | 704.19 million kg | 704.19 million kg | 704.19 million kg | 1 |
| 2050s | 1.21 billion kg | 1.21 billion kg | 1.21 billion kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 964.89 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Western Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Western Africa was 1.21 billion kg in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 billion kg in 2050.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.39 million kg in 1961.
- How does Western Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Western Africa ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2050.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) with 54 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) with 54 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.