Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 5.91 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zimbabwe stood at 5.91 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zimbabwe peaked at 13.21 kg per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.96 kg per person, in 2015.
That places Zimbabwe 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.7 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.88 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 3.85 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 8.56 kg per person | +122.7% |
| 1965 | 8.52 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 7.93 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 8.63 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 7.86 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 8.5 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 9.39 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 13.21 kg per person | +40.6% |
| 1972 | 10.83 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 12.24 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 12.69 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 12.3 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 9.54 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1977 | 6.98 kg per person | -26.9% |
| 1978 | 8.45 kg per person | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 8.89 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 13.18 kg per person | +48.4% |
| 1981 | 13.07 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 11.28 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 10.04 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 8.56 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 10.7 kg per person | +25.1% |
| 1986 | 9.12 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 7.91 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 9.2 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 8.34 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 9.37 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 8.63 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 5.38 kg per person | -37.7% |
| 1993 | 7.56 kg per person | +40.5% |
| 1994 | 8.54 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 6.93 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 8.42 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 8.27 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 8.19 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 8.49 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 7.35 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 6.85 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 5.85 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 6.34 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 4.17 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 2005 | 3.88 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 4.79 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 4.48 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.75 kg per person | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 5.03 kg per person | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 5.28 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.38 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 2.97 kg per person | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 3.52 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.96 kg per person | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 3.98 kg per person | +34.5% |
| 2017 | 4.39 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.33 kg per person | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 3.28 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 5.14 kg per person | +56.6% |
| 2021 | 8.81 kg per person | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 6.67 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 5.91 kg per person | -11.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 5.91 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 5.91 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 5.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +122.7% | 3.85 kg per person | 8.56 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.94 kg per person | 3.85 kg per person | 8.63 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.45 kg per person | 6.98 kg per person | 13.21 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.14 kg per person | 7.91 kg per person | 13.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.98 kg per person | 5.38 kg per person | 9.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.25 kg per person | 3.75 kg per person | 7.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 kg per person | 2.96 kg per person | 5.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.63 kg per person | 5.14 kg per person | 8.81 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 72 Peru 6.57 kg per person compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 6.35 kg per person compare
- 74 Morocco 6.06 kg per person compare
- 76 El Salvador 5.91 kg per person compare
- 77 Eswatini 5.9 kg per person compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 5.79 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zimbabwe was 5.91 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 kg per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 kg per person in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.