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

Ethiopia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 4.25 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
4.25 kg per person
Change on year
up 25.2%
World rank
86th
of 175 countries
All-time high
4.25 kg per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.4615 kg per person
in 2003
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

012341993200820231993: 0.549 kg per person1994: 0.716 kg per person1995: 0.791 kg per person1996: 1.4 kg per person1997: 0.882 kg per person1998: 1.2 kg per person1999: 1.2 kg per person2000: 1.1 kg per person2001: 0.909 kg per person2002: 1.4 kg per person2003: 0.462 kg per person2004: 1.1 kg per person2005: 1 kg per person2006: 1 kg per person2007: 1.3 kg per person2008: 1.3 kg per person2009: 1.3 kg per person2010: 1.7 kg per person2011: 1.7 kg per person2012: 2.6 kg per person2013: 1.7 kg per person2014: 2.3 kg per person2015: 2.4 kg per person2016: 3.3 kg per person2017: 3.4 kg per person2018: 2.3 kg per person2019: 3 kg per person2020: 3.8 kg per person2021: 3.9 kg per person2022: 3.4 kg per person2023: 4.3 kg per person

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

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 4.25 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and up 143.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ethiopia peaked at 4.25 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4615 kg per person, in 2003.

Ethiopia ranks 86th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1993 0.5493 kg per person
1994 0.7157 kg per person +30.3%
1995 0.7908 kg per person +10.5%
1996 1.36 kg per person +72.3%
1997 0.8816 kg per person -35.3%
1998 1.19 kg per person +34.4%
1999 1.22 kg per person +3.0%
2000 1.13 kg per person -7.0%
2001 0.9092 kg per person -19.9%
2002 1.36 kg per person +49.9%
2003 0.4615 kg per person -66.1%
2004 1.08 kg per person +133.1%
2005 1.03 kg per person -4.5%
2006 1.05 kg per person +2.1%
2007 1.28 kg per person +21.7%
2008 1.31 kg per person +2.4%
2009 1.34 kg per person +2.9%
2010 1.72 kg per person +28.2%
2011 1.67 kg per person -3.4%
2012 2.6 kg per person +55.9%
2013 1.75 kg per person -32.7%
2014 2.35 kg per person +34.3%
2015 2.36 kg per person +0.3%
2016 3.26 kg per person +38.3%
2017 3.43 kg per person +5.4%
2018 2.26 kg per person -34.3%
2019 3.02 kg per person +33.8%
2020 3.83 kg per person +26.8%
2021 3.9 kg per person +1.7%
2022 3.4 kg per person -12.8%
2023 4.25 kg per person +25.2%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 4.25 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6966 kg per person, 6.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 4.25 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.958 kg per person 0.5493 kg per person 1.36 kg per person 7
2000s 1.09 kg per person 0.4615 kg per person 1.36 kg per person 10
2010s 2.44 kg per person 1.67 kg per person 3.43 kg per person 10
2020s 3.84 kg per person 3.4 kg per person 4.25 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 83 Fiji 5.04 kg per person compare
  2. 84 Ecuador 4.63 kg per person compare
  3. 85 Switzerland 4.49 kg per person compare
  4. 87 Mauritius 4 kg per person compare
  5. 88 Benin 3.89 kg per person compare
  6. 89 Iraq 3.77 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 Ethiopia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ethiopia was 4.25 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 4.25 kg per person in 2023.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4615 kg per person in 2003.
How does Ethiopia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Ethiopia ranks 86th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 143.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.