Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 2.82 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.82 kg per person
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
96th
of 175 countries
All-time high
3.5 kg per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.0533 kg per person
in 1969
Years of data
55
1969–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Burkina Faso, 1969–2023

0123196919962023

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

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 2.82 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.5 kg per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0533 kg per person, in 1969.

That places Burkina Faso 96th 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 Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1969 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1969 0.0533 kg per person
1970 0.0663 kg per person +24.3%
1971 0.0773 kg per person +16.5%
1972 0.1006 kg per person +30.2%
1973 0.0602 kg per person -40.1%
1974 0.1162 kg per person +92.9%
1975 0.0651 kg per person -44.0%
1976 0.3503 kg per person +438.3%
1977 0.273 kg per person -22.1%
1978 0.5089 kg per person +86.4%
1979 0.2898 kg per person -43.1%
1980 0.1796 kg per person -38.0%
1981 0.4307 kg per person +139.8%
1982 0.4509 kg per person +4.7%
1983 0.539 kg per person +19.5%
1984 0.5428 kg per person +0.7%
1985 0.592 kg per person +9.1%
1986 0.8239 kg per person +39.2%
1987 0.9762 kg per person +18.5%
1988 0.916 kg per person -6.2%
1989 0.9146 kg per person -0.2%
1990 1.01 kg per person +10.0%
1991 1.05 kg per person +4.1%
1992 0.9664 kg per person -7.7%
1993 0.9117 kg per person -5.7%
1994 1.14 kg per person +24.8%
1995 1.1 kg per person -3.6%
1996 1.08 kg per person -1.9%
1997 2.23 kg per person +107.0%
1998 1.46 kg per person -34.5%
1999 1.46 kg per person +0.1%
2000 0.8268 kg per person -43.4%
2001 0.0753 kg per person -90.9%
2002 0.1585 kg per person +110.5%
2003 2.03 kg per person +1183.7%
2004 2.15 kg per person +5.9%
2005 2.54 kg per person +18.1%
2006 2.09 kg per person -17.9%
2007 1.59 kg per person -23.7%
2008 2 kg per person +25.9%
2009 1.81 kg per person -9.8%
2010 2.54 kg per person +40.7%
2011 1.78 kg per person -29.9%
2012 2.77 kg per person +55.2%
2013 2.86 kg per person +3.5%
2014 2.68 kg per person -6.5%
2015 2.72 kg per person +1.6%
2016 3.5 kg per person +28.6%
2017 2.93 kg per person -16.2%
2018 2.77 kg per person -5.4%
2019 1.43 kg per person -48.3%
2020 2.35 kg per person +63.9%
2021 1.94 kg per person -17.5%
2022 2.41 kg per person +24.3%
2023 2.82 kg per person +17.3%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 2.82 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6966 kg per person, 4.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 2.82 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Burkina Faso 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
2003 +1183.7% 0.1585 kg per person 2.03 kg per person
1976 +438.3% 0.0651 kg per person 0.3503 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0533 kg per person 0.0533 kg per person 0.0533 kg per person 1
1970s 0.1908 kg per person 0.0602 kg per person 0.5089 kg per person 10
1980s 0.6366 kg per person 0.1796 kg per person 0.9762 kg per person 10
1990s 1.24 kg per person 0.9117 kg per person 2.23 kg per person 10
2000s 1.53 kg per person 0.0753 kg per person 2.54 kg per person 10
2010s 2.6 kg per person 1.43 kg per person 3.5 kg per person 10
2020s 2.38 kg per person 1.94 kg per person 2.82 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 93 Jordan 3.1 kg per person compare
  2. 94 Kenya 3.01 kg per person compare
  3. 95 Israel 2.98 kg per person compare
  4. 97 Japan 2.71 kg per person compare
  5. 98 Lebanon 2.7 kg per person compare
  6. 99 Nepal 2.69 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Burkina Faso?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Burkina Faso was 2.82 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 3.5 kg per person in 2016.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0533 kg per person in 1969.
How does Burkina Faso rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Burkina Faso ranks 96th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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.