Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1.42 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.42 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
The figure is up 22.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Cameroon peaked at 2.76 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.281 kg per person, in 1962.
Cameroon ranks 114th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2863 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.281 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3665 kg per person | +30.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4482 kg per person | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5259 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 1966 | 1.08 kg per person | +105.2% |
| 1967 | 1.43 kg per person | +32.2% |
| 1968 | 1.75 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 1969 | 1.41 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 1.79 kg per person | +27.5% |
| 1971 | 1.36 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 1.07 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1973 | 1.33 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 1974 | 1.36 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8246 kg per person | -39.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5265 kg per person | -36.2% |
| 1977 | 1.87 kg per person | +255.7% |
| 1978 | 1.92 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.72 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 1.89 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 1.88 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.87 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.66 kg per person | +42.0% |
| 1984 | 2.74 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.76 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.06 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 2.37 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 2.07 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 1.65 kg per person | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7942 kg per person | -52.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5143 kg per person | -35.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7829 kg per person | +52.2% |
| 1993 | 0.826 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 1.18 kg per person | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 1.15 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.34 kg per person | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 1.37 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.17 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 1.79 kg per person | +53.1% |
| 2000 | 1.47 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 1.67 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 1.32 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 2 kg per person | +66.6% |
| 2005 | 1.33 kg per person | -33.2% |
| 2006 | 1.45 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.24 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 1.23 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.32 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.29 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.83 kg per person | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 1.35 kg per person | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 1.73 kg per person | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 1.18 kg per person | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 1.87 kg per person | +58.8% |
| 2016 | 1.7 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 1.93 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 1.69 kg per person | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 1.65 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.87 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 1.16 kg per person | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 1.42 kg per person | +22.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.42 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 53% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.42 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Cameroon 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +255.7% | 0.5265 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8413 kg per person | 0.281 kg per person | 1.75 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 kg per person | 0.5265 kg per person | 1.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 kg per person | 1.65 kg per person | 2.76 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 kg per person | 0.5143 kg per person | 1.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 kg per person | 1.2 kg per person | 2 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person | 1.93 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 111 Saint Lucia 1.73 kg per person compare
- 112 Mozambique 1.68 kg per person compare
- 113 Algeria 1.52 kg per person compare
- 115 Jamaica 1.25 kg per person compare
- 116 Guinea-Bissau 1.25 kg per person compare
- 117 Guinea 1.18 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Cameroon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Cameroon was 1.42 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.281 kg per person in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Cameroon ranks 114th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.