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

Namibia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 7 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7 kg per person
Change on year
up 73.0%
World rank
69th
of 175 countries
All-time high
11.83 kg per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0538 kg per person
in 2001
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Namibia, 1998–2023

02.557.51012.51998201020231998: 0.058 kg per person1999: 0.056 kg per person2000: 0.055 kg per person2001: 0.054 kg per person2002: 1.5 kg per person2003: 0.42 kg per person2004: 1 kg per person2005: 0.51 kg per person2006: 0.95 kg per person2007: 0.662 kg per person2008: 0.103 kg per person2009: 0.61 kg per person2010: 1.4 kg per person2011: 2.3 kg per person2012: 4.8 kg per person2013: 3.4 kg per person2014: 1.7 kg per person2015: 4.1 kg per person2016: 8.1 kg per person2017: 7.5 kg per person2018: 11.8 kg per person2019: 7.1 kg per person2020: 1 kg per person2021: 0.971 kg per person2022: 4 kg per person2023: 7 kg per person

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

Analysis

Namibia recorded 7 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 73.0% on the previous year and up 104.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Namibia peaked at 11.83 kg per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0538 kg per person, in 2001.

Namibia ranks 69th 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 Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Namibia, 1998 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1998 0.0577 kg per person
1999 0.0563 kg per person -2.5%
2000 0.055 kg per person -2.3%
2001 0.0538 kg per person -2.1%
2002 1.54 kg per person +2769.1%
2003 0.4198 kg per person -72.8%
2004 1.02 kg per person +142.0%
2005 0.51 kg per person -49.8%
2006 0.9499 kg per person +86.2%
2007 0.6623 kg per person -30.3%
2008 0.1026 kg per person -84.5%
2009 0.6104 kg per person +495.0%
2010 1.35 kg per person +121.2%
2011 2.27 kg per person +67.9%
2012 4.79 kg per person +111.1%
2013 3.43 kg per person -28.3%
2014 1.68 kg per person -51.2%
2015 4.1 kg per person +144.9%
2016 8.06 kg per person +96.3%
2017 7.52 kg per person -6.7%
2018 11.83 kg per person +57.4%
2019 7.11 kg per person -39.9%
2020 0.9996 kg per person -85.9%
2021 0.9705 kg per person -2.9%
2022 4.05 kg per person +317.0%
2023 7 kg per person +73.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 7 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 7 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 6.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Namibia 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
2002 +2769.1% 0.0538 kg per person 1.54 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.057 kg per person 0.0563 kg per person 0.0577 kg per person 2
2000s 0.5925 kg per person 0.0538 kg per person 1.54 kg per person 10
2010s 5.21 kg per person 1.35 kg per person 11.83 kg per person 10
2020s 3.26 kg per person 0.9705 kg per person 7 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 66 Saudi Arabia 7.66 kg per person compare
  2. 67 Tajikistan 7.24 kg per person compare
  3. 68 Botswana 7.07 kg per person compare
  4. 70 South Africa 6.65 kg per person compare
  5. 71 Cyprus 6.62 kg per person compare
  6. 72 Peru 6.57 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 Namibia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Namibia was 7 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 11.83 kg per person in 2018.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0538 kg per person in 2001.
How does Namibia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Namibia ranks 69th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia 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)
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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.