Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Nepal
Nepal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 2.69 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Nepal is 2.69 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Nepal peaked at 4.56 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 kg per person, in 1961.
Nepal ranks 99th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0129 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0387 kg per person | +200.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0559 kg per person | +44.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0731 kg per person | +30.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0895 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1849 kg per person | +106.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1549 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1968 | 0.195 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2751 kg per person | +41.1% |
| 1970 | 0.329 kg per person | +19.6% |
| 1971 | 0.437 kg per person | +32.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5938 kg per person | +35.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6781 kg per person | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6604 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6071 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7538 kg per person | +24.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8974 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9263 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.02 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 1.08 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 1.13 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1.4 kg per person | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 1.68 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 1.85 kg per person | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 1.81 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.84 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 2.09 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 2.14 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.59 kg per person | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 2.65 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.84 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 2.88 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.61 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 3.06 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 3.15 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 3.3 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 3.33 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.69 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 2.57 kg per person | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 2.11 kg per person | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 1.89 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8622 kg per person | -54.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2127 kg per person | -75.3% |
| 2004 | 0.312 kg per person | +46.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1086 kg per person | -65.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3305 kg per person | +204.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0724 kg per person | -78.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1034 kg per person | +42.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 kg per person | +908.6% |
| 2010 | 1.58 kg per person | +51.4% |
| 2011 | 1.99 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 1.67 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 2.84 kg per person | +70.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 3.8 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 3.78 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.27 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 4.53 kg per person | +38.5% |
| 2019 | 4.28 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.56 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 4.38 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 2.69 kg per person | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 2.69 kg per person | +0.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 2.69 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 2.69 kg per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.05 kg per person, 66% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +908.6% | 0.1034 kg per person | 1.04 kg per person |
| 2006 | +204.5% | 0.1086 kg per person | 0.3305 kg per person |
| 1962 | +200.1% | 0.0129 kg per person | 0.0387 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.12 kg per person | 0.0129 kg per person | 0.2751 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6902 kg per person | 0.329 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 2.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.01 kg per person | 2.57 kg per person | 3.69 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7046 kg per person | 0.0724 kg per person | 2.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.12 kg per person | 1.58 kg per person | 4.53 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 kg per person | 2.69 kg per person | 4.56 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More climate change data for Nepal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,890 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,588 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 699.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,263 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,590 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.76 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Nepal?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Nepal was 2.69 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Nepal ranks 99th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.