Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zambia

Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 303.19 million kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
303.19 million kg
World rank
48th
of 216 countries
All-time high
303.19 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
4.50 million kg
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zambia, 1961–2050

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 303.19 million 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 Zambia peaked at 303.19 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 4.50 million kg, in 1962.

Zambia ranks 48th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), gaps filled in Zambia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 5.28 million kg
1962 4.50 million kg -14.8%
1963 4.60 million kg +2.2%
1964 6.00 million kg +30.4%
1965 6.00 million kg +0.0%
1966 6.00 million kg +0.0%
1967 6.50 million kg +8.3%
1968 12.00 million kg +84.6%
1969 9.13 million kg -23.9%
1970 19.68 million kg +115.6%
1971 32.80 million kg +66.7%
1972 25.00 million kg -23.8%
1973 24.00 million kg -4.0%
1974 35.90 million kg +49.6%
1975 33.70 million kg -6.1%
1976 39.80 million kg +18.1%
1977 46.20 million kg +16.1%
1978 31.00 million kg -32.9%
1979 38.17 million kg +23.1%
1980 53.00 million kg +38.8%
1981 57.60 million kg +8.7%
1982 54.08 million kg -6.1%
1983 43.30 million kg -19.9%
1984 37.78 million kg -12.8%
1985 53.35 million kg +41.2%
1986 53.81 million kg +0.9%
1987 61.82 million kg +14.9%
1988 56.08 million kg -9.3%
1989 51.80 million kg -7.6%
1990 37.90 million kg -26.8%
1991 40.09 million kg +5.8%
1992 57.30 million kg +42.9%
1993 57.90 million kg +1.0%
1994 38.00 million kg -34.4%
1995 34.00 million kg -10.5%
1996 27.50 million kg -19.1%
1997 32.60 million kg +18.5%
1998 13.20 million kg -59.5%
1999 10.62 million kg -19.5%
2000 8.00 million kg -24.7%
2001 13.00 million kg +62.5%
2002 40.34 million kg +210.3%
2003 42.82 million kg +6.2%
2004 60.18 million kg +40.5%
2005 51.64 million kg -14.2%
2006 49.23 million kg -4.7%
2007 55.75 million kg +13.3%
2008 53.22 million kg -4.6%
2009 64.14 million kg +20.5%
2010 77.62 million kg +21.0%
2011 116.49 million kg +50.1%
2012 99.34 million kg -14.7%
2013 140.74 million kg +41.7%
2014 137.98 million kg -2.0%
2015 165.50 million kg +19.9%
2016 188.11 million kg +13.7%
2017 210.69 million kg +12.0%
2018 148.00 million kg -29.8%
2019 167.64 million kg +13.3%
2020 191.73 million kg +14.4%
2021 178.63 million kg -6.8%
2022 171.91 million kg -3.8%
2023 232.09 million kg +35.0%
2030 146.58 million kg -36.8%
2050 303.19 million kg +106.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.67 million kg 4.50 million kg 12.00 million kg 9
1970s 32.62 million kg 19.68 million kg 46.20 million kg 10
1980s 52.26 million kg 37.78 million kg 61.82 million kg 10
1990s 34.91 million kg 10.62 million kg 57.90 million kg 10
2000s 43.83 million kg 8.00 million kg 64.14 million kg 10
2010s 145.21 million kg 77.62 million kg 210.69 million kg 10
2020s 193.59 million kg 171.91 million kg 232.09 million kg 4
2030s 146.58 million kg 146.58 million kg 146.58 million kg 1
2050s 303.19 million kg 303.19 million kg 303.19 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 45 Sri Lanka 327.09 million kg compare
  2. 46 Ireland 320.11 million kg compare
  3. 47 Chile 306.17 million kg compare
  4. 49 Yugoslav SFR 288.00 million kg compare
  5. 50 Hungary 285.10 million kg compare
  6. 51 Republic of Korea 283.96 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zambia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zambia was 303.19 million kg in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 303.19 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.50 million kg in 1962.
How does Zambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Zambia ranks 48th out of 216 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Zambia 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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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.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), gaps filled
Unit
kg
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,503 data points, 1961–2050
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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.