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

Somalia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0338 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0338 kg per person
Change on year
up 394.5%
World rank
165th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.8239 kg per person
in 1969
All-time low
-0.01 kg per person
in 2011
Years of data
56
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Somalia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Somalia is 0.0338 kg per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 394.5% on the previous year and up 1,878.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Somalia peaked at 0.8239 kg per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, -0.01 kg per person, in 2011.

That places Somalia 165th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Somalia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.1694 kg per person
1962 0.165 kg per person -2.6%
1963 0.1608 kg per person -2.6%
1964 0.3132 kg per person +94.8%
1965 0.4576 kg per person +46.1%
1966 0.3269 kg per person -28.6%
1967 0.5789 kg per person +77.1%
1968 0.5639 kg per person -2.6%
1969 0.8239 kg per person +46.1%
1970 0.535 kg per person -35.1%
1971 0.4951 kg per person -7.5%
1972 0.66 kg per person +33.3%
1973 0.5191 kg per person -21.3%
1974 0.4576 kg per person -11.8%
1975 0.4322 kg per person -5.6%
1977 0.0223 kg per person -94.8%
1978 0.0208 kg per person -6.9%
1979 0.0184 kg per person -11.6%
1980 0.2022 kg per person +1001.5%
1981 0.2173 kg per person +7.5%
1982 0.1332 kg per person -38.7%
1983 0.2904 kg per person +117.9%
1984 0.4045 kg per person +39.3%
1986 0.1319 kg per person -67.4%
1987 0.415 kg per person +214.6%
1988 0.1797 kg per person -56.7%
1989 0.1968 kg per person +9.5%
1990 0.24 kg per person +22.0%
1996 0.0662 kg per person -72.4%
1997 0.0639 kg per person -3.5%
1998 0.0613 kg per person -4.1%
1999 0.0589 kg per person -4.0%
2000 0.0566 kg per person -3.9%
2001 0.0544 kg per person -3.9%
2002 -0.0001 kg per person -100.2%
2003 -0.0002 kg per person +92.8%
2004 -0.0002 kg per person +44.6%
2005 0.7769 kg per person -330844.4%
2006 -0.0002 kg per person -100.0%
2007 -0.0045 kg per person +1982.4%
2008 -0.0082 kg per person +81.0%
2009 0.0274 kg per person -436.1%
2010 0.0083 kg per person -69.8%
2011 -0.01 kg per person -220.7%
2012 -0.0048 kg per person -52.1%
2013 0.0017 kg per person -135.7%
2014 0.0048 kg per person +180.2%
2015 0.0034 kg per person -29.7%
2016 0.0427 kg per person +1169.4%
2017 0.0611 kg per person +43.1%
2018 0.0283 kg per person -53.7%
2019 0.0385 kg per person +36.1%
2020 0.1001 kg per person +159.7%
2021 0.0713 kg per person -28.8%
2022 0.0068 kg per person -90.4%
2023 0.0338 kg per person +394.5%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 0.0338 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6966 kg per person, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 0.0338 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Somalia 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
2005 +330844.4% -0.0002 kg per person 0.7769 kg per person
2007 -1982.4% -0.0002 kg per person -0.0045 kg per person
2016 +1169.4% 0.0034 kg per person 0.0427 kg per person
1980 +1001.5% 0.0184 kg per person 0.2022 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3955 kg per person 0.1608 kg per person 0.8239 kg per person 9
1970s 0.3512 kg per person 0.0184 kg per person 0.66 kg per person 9
1980s 0.2412 kg per person 0.1319 kg per person 0.415 kg per person 9
1990s 0.0981 kg per person 0.0589 kg per person 0.24 kg per person 5
2000s 0.0902 kg per person -0.0082 kg per person 0.7769 kg per person 10
2010s 0.0174 kg per person -0.01 kg per person 0.0611 kg per person 10
2020s 0.053 kg per person 0.0068 kg per person 0.1001 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 162 Djibouti 0.0454 kg per person compare
  2. 163 Bahrain 0.0416 kg per person compare
  3. 164 South Sudan 0.0399 kg per person compare
  4. 166 Haiti 0.0296 kg per person compare
  5. 167 Central African Republic 0.0154 kg per person compare
  6. 168 Singapore 0.0069 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 Somalia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Somalia was 0.0338 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8239 kg per person in 1969.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.01 kg per person in 2011.
How does Somalia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Somalia ranks 165th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,878.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia 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)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.