Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.5767 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5767 kg per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
133rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.5883 kg per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.2435 kg per person
in 2003
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2002–2023

00.20.40.62002201220232002: 0.271 kg per person2003: 0.243 kg per person2004: 0.379 kg per person2005: 0.274 kg per person2006: 0.329 kg per person2007: 0.296 kg per person2008: 0.327 kg per person2009: 0.327 kg per person2010: 0.338 kg per person2011: 0.341 kg per person2012: 0.302 kg per person2013: 0.359 kg per person2014: 0.393 kg per person2015: 0.478 kg per person2016: 0.419 kg per person2017: 0.528 kg per person2018: 0.509 kg per person2019: 0.542 kg per person2020: 0.543 kg per person2021: 0.501 kg per person2022: 0.588 kg per person2023: 0.577 kg per person

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

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 0.5767 kg per person.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 0.5883 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2435 kg per person, in 2003.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 2002 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
2002 0.2708 kg per person
2003 0.2435 kg per person -10.1%
2004 0.3794 kg per person +55.8%
2005 0.2736 kg per person -27.9%
2006 0.3287 kg per person +20.2%
2007 0.2956 kg per person -10.1%
2008 0.3266 kg per person +10.5%
2009 0.3266 kg per person -0.0%
2010 0.3379 kg per person +3.5%
2011 0.3413 kg per person +1.0%
2012 0.3015 kg per person -11.7%
2013 0.3591 kg per person +19.1%
2014 0.3934 kg per person +9.5%
2015 0.4781 kg per person +21.5%
2016 0.4193 kg per person -12.3%
2017 0.5276 kg per person +25.8%
2018 0.5091 kg per person -3.5%
2019 0.5418 kg per person +6.4%
2020 0.5431 kg per person +0.2%
2021 0.5014 kg per person -7.7%
2022 0.5883 kg per person +17.3%
2023 0.5767 kg per person -2.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.5767 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 21% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 0.5767 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3056 kg per person 0.2435 kg per person 0.3794 kg per person 8
2010s 0.4209 kg per person 0.3015 kg per person 0.5418 kg per person 10
2020s 0.5524 kg per person 0.5014 kg per person 0.5883 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6783 kg per person compare
  2. 131 Tonga 0.6443 kg per person compare
  3. 132 Qatar 0.5863 kg per person compare
  4. 134 Liberia 0.5314 kg per person compare
  5. 135 Burundi 0.5032 kg per person compare
  6. 136 Kuwait 0.4996 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sao Tome and Principe?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.5767 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 0.5883 kg per person in 2022.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2435 kg per person in 2003.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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)
Licence
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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.