Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Niger
Niger: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.3111 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Niger, 1964–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Niger is 0.3111 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.8% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Niger peaked at 0.7183 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0155 kg per person, in 1974.
Niger ranks 150th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0254 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.0247 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.024 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0371 kg per person | +54.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0343 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0457 kg per person | +33.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0155 kg per person | -66.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0278 kg per person | +79.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0432 kg per person | +55.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0437 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0155 kg per person | -64.6% |
| 1975 | 0.054 kg per person | +249.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1021 kg per person | +89.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1714 kg per person | +67.8% |
| 1978 | 0.129 kg per person | -24.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1283 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1957 kg per person | +52.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3804 kg per person | +94.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2064 kg per person | -45.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2087 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2171 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3001 kg per person | +38.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1674 kg per person | -44.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2649 kg per person | +58.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1468 kg per person | -44.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2183 kg per person | +48.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1685 kg per person | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0232 kg per person | -86.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1021 kg per person | +340.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1099 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2762 kg per person | +151.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5328 kg per person | +92.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5475 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0482 kg per person | -91.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0465 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1512 kg per person | +224.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2191 kg per person | +44.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2828 kg per person | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5284 kg per person | +86.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1968 kg per person | -62.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1596 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2025 kg per person | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2838 kg per person | +40.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1694 kg per person | -40.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1014 kg per person | -40.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2072 kg per person | +104.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2918 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 0.222 kg per person | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7183 kg per person | +223.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3846 kg per person | -46.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6559 kg per person | +70.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3371 kg per person | -48.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3113 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3005 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4969 kg per person | +65.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5436 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2572 kg per person | -52.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2489 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2453 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3111 kg per person | +26.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.3111 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6966 kg per person, 45% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.3111 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0319 kg per person | 0.024 kg per person | 0.0457 kg per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.073 kg per person | 0.0155 kg per person | 0.1714 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2306 kg per person | 0.1468 kg per person | 0.3804 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2006 kg per person | 0.0232 kg per person | 0.5475 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2351 kg per person | 0.1014 kg per person | 0.5284 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4262 kg per person | 0.222 kg per person | 0.7183 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2656 kg per person | 0.2453 kg per person | 0.3111 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 147 Mauritania 0.3819 kg per person compare
- 148 Eritrea 0.3724 kg per person compare
- 149 Seychelles 0.3378 kg per person compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.2929 kg per person compare
- 152 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2705 kg per person compare
- 153 Uganda 0.2397 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Niger?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Niger was 0.3111 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7183 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0155 kg per person in 1974.
- How does Niger rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Niger ranks 150th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.