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

Burundi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.5032 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.5032 kg per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
135th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.13 kg per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0296 kg per person
in 1968
Years of data
58
1966–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Burundi, 1966–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Burundi stood at 0.5032 kg per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Burundi peaked at 1.13 kg per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0296 kg per person, in 1968.

That places Burundi 135th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Burundi, 1966 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1966 0.0311 kg per person
1967 0.0303 kg per person -2.5%
1968 0.0296 kg per person -2.4%
1969 0.0663 kg per person +124.1%
1970 0.1195 kg per person +80.3%
1971 0.1263 kg per person +5.7%
1972 0.1592 kg per person +26.0%
1973 0.0631 kg per person -60.4%
1974 0.1623 kg per person +157.1%
1975 0.0867 kg per person -46.6%
1976 0.1203 kg per person +38.8%
1977 0.111 kg per person -7.8%
1978 0.1002 kg per person -9.7%
1979 0.1189 kg per person +18.7%
1980 0.2053 kg per person +72.6%
1981 0.0657 kg per person -68.0%
1982 0.1068 kg per person +62.6%
1983 0.2593 kg per person +142.8%
1984 0.1297 kg per person -50.0%
1985 0.3212 kg per person +147.6%
1986 0.2145 kg per person -33.2%
1987 0.1906 kg per person -11.1%
1988 0.1864 kg per person -2.2%
1989 0.3655 kg per person +96.1%
1990 0.179 kg per person -51.0%
1991 0.1753 kg per person -2.0%
1992 0.3071 kg per person +75.2%
1993 0.2406 kg per person -21.6%
1994 0.175 kg per person -27.3%
1995 0.1648 kg per person -5.8%
1996 0.1647 kg per person -0.1%
1997 0.1647 kg per person +0.0%
1998 0.2248 kg per person +36.5%
1999 0.2875 kg per person +27.9%
2000 0.2318 kg per person -19.4%
2001 0.2261 kg per person -2.5%
2002 0.0753 kg per person -66.7%
2003 0.04 kg per person -46.8%
2004 0.0587 kg per person +46.6%
2005 0.1447 kg per person +146.6%
2006 0.1892 kg per person +30.7%
2007 0.0991 kg per person -47.6%
2008 0.1172 kg per person +18.3%
2009 0.1172 kg per person +0.0%
2010 0.2071 kg per person +76.7%
2011 0.2751 kg per person +32.8%
2012 0.3145 kg per person +14.4%
2013 0.3773 kg per person +20.0%
2014 0.5198 kg per person +37.8%
2015 0.418 kg per person -19.6%
2016 0.7195 kg per person +72.1%
2017 0.8819 kg per person +22.6%
2018 1.13 kg per person +28.7%
2019 0.5621 kg per person -50.5%
2020 0.546 kg per person -2.9%
2021 0.5313 kg per person -2.7%
2022 0.5171 kg per person -2.7%
2023 0.5032 kg per person -2.7%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 0.5032 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6966 kg per person, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 0.5032 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 44% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0393 kg per person 0.0296 kg per person 0.0663 kg per person 4
1970s 0.1168 kg per person 0.0631 kg per person 0.1623 kg per person 10
1980s 0.2045 kg per person 0.0657 kg per person 0.3655 kg per person 10
1990s 0.2084 kg per person 0.1647 kg per person 0.3071 kg per person 10
2000s 0.1299 kg per person 0.04 kg per person 0.2318 kg per person 10
2010s 0.541 kg per person 0.2071 kg per person 1.13 kg per person 10
2020s 0.5244 kg per person 0.5032 kg per person 0.546 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 132 Qatar 0.5863 kg per person compare
  2. 133 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5767 kg per person compare
  3. 134 Liberia 0.5314 kg per person compare
  4. 136 Kuwait 0.4996 kg per person compare
  5. 137 Barbados 0.499 kg per person compare
  6. 138 Angola 0.4933 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Burundi?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Burundi was 0.5032 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 kg per person in 2018.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 kg per person in 1968.
How does Burundi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Burundi ranks 135th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burundi 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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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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.