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

Tunisia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 5.29 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.29 kg per person
Change on year
down 31.7%
World rank
81st
of 175 countries
All-time high
9.67 kg per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.695 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 5.29 kg per person.

The figure is down 31.7% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Tunisia peaked at 9.67 kg per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.695 kg per person, in 1961.

That places Tunisia 81st out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Tunisia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.695 kg per person
1962 0.9155 kg per person +31.7%
1963 1.29 kg per person +40.6%
1964 1.34 kg per person +3.8%
1965 1.32 kg per person -1.6%
1966 1.5 kg per person +14.4%
1967 1.16 kg per person -23.2%
1968 1.85 kg per person +60.5%
1969 2.67 kg per person +44.2%
1970 2.47 kg per person -7.4%
1971 3.48 kg per person +40.5%
1972 2.78 kg per person -20.1%
1973 3.44 kg per person +23.8%
1974 3.99 kg per person +16.0%
1975 4 kg per person +0.3%
1976 4.15 kg per person +3.7%
1977 2.79 kg per person -32.7%
1978 3.72 kg per person +33.3%
1979 4.18 kg per person +12.3%
1980 3.6 kg per person -13.9%
1981 4.51 kg per person +25.3%
1982 5.37 kg per person +19.0%
1983 4.71 kg per person -12.4%
1984 5.8 kg per person +23.3%
1985 6.06 kg per person +4.4%
1986 6.74 kg per person +11.2%
1987 6.5 kg per person -3.6%
1988 5.82 kg per person -10.4%
1989 6.07 kg per person +4.4%
1990 4.53 kg per person -25.4%
1991 6.08 kg per person +34.3%
1992 6.33 kg per person +4.1%
1993 5.67 kg per person -10.4%
1994 5.21 kg per person -8.0%
1995 4.37 kg per person -16.2%
1996 5.59 kg per person +28.1%
1997 5.47 kg per person -2.3%
1998 6.64 kg per person +21.4%
1999 6.73 kg per person +1.4%
2000 6.36 kg per person -5.5%
2001 5.57 kg per person -12.4%
2002 5.62 kg per person +0.8%
2003 5.96 kg per person +6.1%
2004 6.69 kg per person +12.3%
2005 7.12 kg per person +6.4%
2006 7.1 kg per person -0.2%
2007 7.13 kg per person +0.4%
2008 6.98 kg per person -2.2%
2009 7.32 kg per person +4.9%
2010 7.43 kg per person +1.5%
2011 7.53 kg per person +1.4%
2012 7.72 kg per person +2.5%
2013 5.29 kg per person -31.5%
2014 5.74 kg per person +8.6%
2015 6.5 kg per person +13.2%
2016 8.56 kg per person +31.7%
2017 6.57 kg per person -23.3%
2018 7.3 kg per person +11.2%
2019 6.57 kg per person -10.0%
2020 5.87 kg per person -10.7%
2021 9.67 kg per person +64.9%
2022 7.73 kg per person -20.0%
2023 5.29 kg per person -31.7%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 5.29 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 5.29 kg per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.88 kg per person, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.42 kg per person 0.695 kg per person 2.67 kg per person 9
1970s 3.5 kg per person 2.47 kg per person 4.18 kg per person 10
1980s 5.52 kg per person 3.6 kg per person 6.74 kg per person 10
1990s 5.66 kg per person 4.37 kg per person 6.73 kg per person 10
2000s 6.59 kg per person 5.57 kg per person 7.32 kg per person 10
2010s 6.92 kg per person 5.29 kg per person 8.56 kg per person 10
2020s 7.14 kg per person 5.29 kg per person 9.67 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 78 Dominican Republic 5.79 kg per person compare
  2. 79 Philippines 5.69 kg per person compare
  3. 80 Sri Lanka 5.41 kg per person compare
  4. 82 Armenia 5.24 kg per person compare
  5. 83 Fiji 5.04 kg per person compare
  6. 84 Ecuador 4.63 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 Tunisia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Tunisia was 5.29 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 9.67 kg per person in 2021.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.695 kg per person in 1961.
How does Tunisia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Tunisia ranks 81st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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.