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

Suriname: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 22.26 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
22.26 kg per person
Change on year
up 83.5%
World rank
27th
of 175 countries
All-time high
27.5 kg per person
in 1984
All-time low
1.45 kg per person
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Suriname stood at 22.26 kg per person.

The figure is up 83.5% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Suriname peaked at 27.5 kg per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.45 kg per person, in 1991.

That places Suriname 27th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Suriname, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 2.47 kg per person
1962 2.66 kg per person +7.8%
1963 3.22 kg per person +20.9%
1964 3.36 kg per person +4.4%
1965 3.62 kg per person +7.8%
1966 3.62 kg per person +0.1%
1967 4.38 kg per person +20.8%
1968 4.23 kg per person -3.4%
1969 4.09 kg per person -3.3%
1970 5.19 kg per person +27.0%
1971 8.3 kg per person +59.9%
1972 8.81 kg per person +6.1%
1973 9.18 kg per person +4.3%
1974 10.28 kg per person +11.9%
1975 6.39 kg per person -37.8%
1976 8.76 kg per person +37.0%
1977 9.61 kg per person +9.7%
1978 9.17 kg per person -4.5%
1979 5.03 kg per person -45.2%
1980 3.2 kg per person -36.5%
1981 14.38 kg per person +349.9%
1982 18.86 kg per person +31.1%
1983 18.76 kg per person -0.5%
1984 27.5 kg per person +46.6%
1985 19.44 kg per person -29.3%
1986 19.96 kg per person +2.7%
1987 18.75 kg per person -6.1%
1988 4.06 kg per person -78.3%
1989 3.3 kg per person -18.9%
1990 1.45 kg per person -55.9%
1991 1.45 kg per person -0.6%
1992 6.23 kg per person +330.7%
1993 7.15 kg per person +14.9%
1994 9.47 kg per person +32.4%
1995 9.31 kg per person -1.7%
1996 15.95 kg per person +71.3%
1997 15.18 kg per person -4.9%
1998 12.45 kg per person -18.0%
1999 10.28 kg per person -17.4%
2000 11.12 kg per person +8.2%
2001 10.48 kg per person -5.7%
2002 7.88 kg per person -24.8%
2003 11.04 kg per person +40.2%
2004 12.22 kg per person +10.6%
2005 8.1 kg per person -33.7%
2006 14.33 kg per person +76.9%
2007 9.73 kg per person -32.1%
2008 26.9 kg per person +176.4%
2009 13.91 kg per person -48.3%
2010 17.9 kg per person +28.7%
2011 16.61 kg per person -7.2%
2012 10.78 kg per person -35.1%
2013 11.37 kg per person +5.5%
2014 16.5 kg per person +45.1%
2015 12.38 kg per person -24.9%
2016 20.68 kg per person +67.0%
2017 20.91 kg per person +1.1%
2018 11.7 kg per person -44.0%
2019 10.68 kg per person -8.7%
2020 22.06 kg per person +106.5%
2021 13.8 kg per person -37.4%
2022 12.13 kg per person -12.1%
2023 22.26 kg per person +83.5%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 22.26 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 kg per person, 3.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 22.26 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.91 kg per person, 3.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Suriname 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
1981 +349.9% 3.2 kg per person 14.38 kg per person
1992 +330.7% 1.45 kg per person 6.23 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.52 kg per person 2.47 kg per person 4.38 kg per person 9
1970s 8.07 kg per person 5.03 kg per person 10.28 kg per person 10
1980s 14.82 kg per person 3.2 kg per person 27.5 kg per person 10
1990s 8.89 kg per person 1.45 kg per person 15.95 kg per person 10
2000s 12.57 kg per person 7.88 kg per person 26.9 kg per person 10
2010s 14.95 kg per person 10.68 kg per person 20.91 kg per person 10
2020s 17.56 kg per person 12.13 kg per person 22.26 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 24 Romania 24.32 kg per person compare
  2. 25 Iceland 22.57 kg per person compare
  3. 26 Croatia 22.5 kg per person compare
  4. 28 Czechia 21.87 kg per person compare
  5. 29 Slovakia 19.84 kg per person compare
  6. 30 Paraguay 19.65 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Suriname?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Suriname was 22.26 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 27.5 kg per person in 1984.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 1.45 kg per person in 1991.
How does Suriname rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Suriname ranks 27th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname 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.