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

Albania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 10.42 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
10.42 kg per person
Change on year
up 55.1%
World rank
53rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
28.02 kg per person
in 1978
All-time low
1.07 kg per person
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Albania, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Albania recorded 10.42 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

The figure is up 55.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Albania peaked at 28.02 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.07 kg per person, in 1965.

That places Albania 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Albania, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 1.92 kg per person
1962 1.17 kg per person -39.1%
1963 1.13 kg per person -2.9%
1964 1.1 kg per person -2.8%
1965 1.07 kg per person -2.7%
1966 1.57 kg per person +46.1%
1967 3.56 kg per person +127.3%
1968 9.4 kg per person +163.8%
1969 7.69 kg per person -18.2%
1970 10.54 kg per person +37.1%
1971 14.17 kg per person +34.5%
1972 14.53 kg per person +2.6%
1973 15.72 kg per person +8.2%
1974 15.45 kg per person -1.7%
1975 14.97 kg per person -3.1%
1976 18.43 kg per person +23.1%
1977 19.89 kg per person +8.0%
1978 28.02 kg per person +40.8%
1979 27.08 kg per person -3.3%
1980 25.75 kg per person -4.9%
1981 26.6 kg per person +3.3%
1982 25.43 kg per person -4.4%
1983 25.67 kg per person +0.9%
1984 25.82 kg per person +0.6%
1985 25.3 kg per person -2.0%
1986 24.81 kg per person -1.9%
1987 21.44 kg per person -13.6%
1988 22.05 kg per person +2.9%
1989 24.75 kg per person +12.2%
1990 22.36 kg per person -9.7%
1991 6.83 kg per person -69.5%
1992 4.56 kg per person -33.2%
1993 4.72 kg per person +3.5%
1994 3.95 kg per person -16.2%
1995 3.14 kg per person -20.6%
1996 1.74 kg per person -44.7%
1997 1.33 kg per person -23.2%
1998 5.75 kg per person +331.3%
1999 1.87 kg per person -67.6%
2000 3.92 kg per person +110.0%
2001 3.5 kg per person -10.7%
2002 12.53 kg per person +258.2%
2003 12.3 kg per person -1.8%
2004 11.93 kg per person -3.0%
2005 12.36 kg per person +3.5%
2006 10.14 kg per person -18.0%
2007 10.6 kg per person +4.6%
2008 9.75 kg per person -8.0%
2009 11.59 kg per person +18.9%
2010 10.74 kg per person -7.3%
2011 12.7 kg per person +18.2%
2012 12.22 kg per person -3.8%
2013 10.9 kg per person -10.7%
2014 11.07 kg per person +1.6%
2015 13.47 kg per person +21.7%
2016 15.95 kg per person +18.4%
2017 14.8 kg per person -7.2%
2018 9.5 kg per person -35.8%
2019 14.93 kg per person +57.2%
2020 12.88 kg per person -13.7%
2021 10.76 kg per person -16.5%
2022 6.72 kg per person -37.6%
2023 10.42 kg per person +55.1%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 10.42 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 10.42 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.76 kg per person, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Albania 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +331.3% 1.33 kg per person 5.75 kg per person
2002 +258.2% 3.5 kg per person 12.53 kg per person
1968 +163.8% 3.56 kg per person 9.4 kg per person
1967 +127.3% 1.57 kg per person 3.56 kg per person
2000 +110.0% 1.87 kg per person 3.92 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.18 kg per person 1.07 kg per person 9.4 kg per person 9
1970s 17.88 kg per person 10.54 kg per person 28.02 kg per person 10
1980s 24.76 kg per person 21.44 kg per person 26.6 kg per person 10
1990s 5.62 kg per person 1.33 kg per person 22.36 kg per person 10
2000s 9.86 kg per person 3.5 kg per person 12.53 kg per person 10
2010s 12.63 kg per person 9.5 kg per person 15.95 kg per person 10
2020s 10.19 kg per person 6.72 kg per person 12.88 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 50 Austria 10.69 kg per person compare
  2. 51 Indonesia 10.62 kg per person compare
  3. 52 Mexico 10.53 kg per person compare
  4. 54 Guatemala 9.96 kg per person compare
  5. 55 Honduras 9.81 kg per person compare
  6. 56 Italy 9.65 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Albania?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Albania was 10.42 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 28.02 kg per person in 1978.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.07 kg per person in 1965.
How does Albania rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Albania ranks 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.