Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 7.66 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Saudi Arabia is 7.66 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 25.93 kg per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2926 kg per person, in 1969.
Saudi Arabia ranks 66th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7917 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7631 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7355 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8859 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9775 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 1.68 kg per person | +72.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3167 kg per person | -81.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3046 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2926 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3368 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4028 kg per person | +19.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3841 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9741 kg per person | +153.6% |
| 1974 | 1.16 kg per person | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 1.25 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 1.33 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9262 kg per person | -30.6% |
| 1978 | 1.3 kg per person | +40.8% |
| 1979 | 2.8 kg per person | +114.7% |
| 1980 | 4.16 kg per person | +48.6% |
| 1981 | 6.47 kg per person | +55.5% |
| 1982 | 8.64 kg per person | +33.6% |
| 1983 | 15.62 kg per person | +80.7% |
| 1984 | 18.01 kg per person | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 20.73 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 21.03 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 25.93 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 24.72 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 25.87 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 25.66 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 25.45 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 24.99 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 20.47 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 15.37 kg per person | -24.9% |
| 1995 | 11.51 kg per person | -25.1% |
| 1996 | 12.36 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 12.59 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 13.4 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 13.57 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 14.09 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 13.09 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 12.52 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 12.51 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.1 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 9.44 kg per person | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 9.6 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.33 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 7.21 kg per person | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 6.19 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 6.21 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.39 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 7.87 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 6.21 kg per person | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 5.79 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 6.61 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 6.52 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 5.77 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 5.9 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.93 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.4 kg per person | +41.7% |
| 2021 | 8.1 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 7.65 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 7.66 kg per person | +0.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 7.66 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 79% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 7.66 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.88 kg per person, 4.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +153.6% | 0.3841 kg per person | 0.9741 kg per person |
| 1979 | +114.7% | 1.3 kg per person | 2.8 kg per person |
| 1967 | -81.2% | 1.68 kg per person | 0.3167 kg per person |
| 1983 | +80.7% | 8.64 kg per person | 15.62 kg per person |
| 1966 | +72.3% | 0.9775 kg per person | 1.68 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7502 kg per person | 0.2926 kg per person | 1.68 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 kg per person | 0.3368 kg per person | 2.8 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.12 kg per person | 4.16 kg per person | 25.93 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.54 kg per person | 11.51 kg per person | 25.66 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.71 kg per person | 6.19 kg per person | 14.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.42 kg per person | 5.77 kg per person | 7.87 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.95 kg per person | 7.65 kg per person | 8.4 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Saudi Arabia was 7.66 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.93 kg per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2926 kg per person in 1969.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 66th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.