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

Burundi: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 268.24 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
268.24 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 175 countries
All-time high
524.01 kg per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
3.89 kg per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
58
1966–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Burundi, 1966–2023

0200400600196619942023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 268.24 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

The figure is up 74.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Burundi peaked at 524.01 kg per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.89 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.

Burundi ranks 97th 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 Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre in Burundi, 1966 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1966 3.89 kg per square kilometre
1967 3.89 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1968 3.89 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1969 8.92 kg per square kilometre +129.0%
1970 16.43 kg per square kilometre +84.3%
1971 17.8 kg per square kilometre +8.3%
1972 22.43 kg per square kilometre +26.0%
1973 8.88 kg per square kilometre -60.4%
1974 23.4 kg per square kilometre +163.6%
1975 12.81 kg per square kilometre -45.3%
1976 18.19 kg per square kilometre +41.9%
1977 17.21 kg per square kilometre -5.4%
1978 16 kg per square kilometre -7.0%
1979 19.47 kg per square kilometre +21.7%
1980 35.05 kg per square kilometre +80.0%
1981 11.68 kg per square kilometre -66.7%
1982 19.47 kg per square kilometre +66.7%
1983 48.56 kg per square kilometre +149.4%
1984 24.88 kg per square kilometre -48.8%
1985 62.97 kg per square kilometre +153.1%
1986 42.83 kg per square kilometre -32.0%
1987 38.94 kg per square kilometre -9.1%
1988 38.94 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1989 77.88 kg per square kilometre +100.0%
1990 38.94 kg per square kilometre -50.0%
1991 38.94 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 70.05 kg per square kilometre +79.9%
1993 53.19 kg per square kilometre -24.1%
1994 38.94 kg per square kilometre -26.8%
1995 38.94 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 38.94 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 38.94 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 54.17 kg per square kilometre +39.1%
1999 70.95 kg per square kilometre +31.0%
2000 58.41 kg per square kilometre -17.7%
2001 58.41 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 20.02 kg per square kilometre -65.7%
2003 10.98 kg per square kilometre -45.1%
2004 16.71 kg per square kilometre +52.1%
2005 42.76 kg per square kilometre +155.9%
2006 57.94 kg per square kilometre +35.5%
2007 31.5 kg per square kilometre -45.6%
2008 38.82 kg per square kilometre +23.2%
2009 40.85 kg per square kilometre +5.2%
2010 75.62 kg per square kilometre +85.1%
2011 104.09 kg per square kilometre +37.6%
2012 123.36 kg per square kilometre +18.5%
2013 153.38 kg per square kilometre +24.3%
2014 218.61 kg per square kilometre +42.5%
2015 179.82 kg per square kilometre -17.7%
2016 314.9 kg per square kilometre +75.1%
2017 395.15 kg per square kilometre +25.5%
2018 524.01 kg per square kilometre +32.6%
2019 268.24 kg per square kilometre -48.8%
2020 268.24 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 268.24 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 268.24 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 268.24 kg per square kilometre +0.0%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 268.24 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.15 kg per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 268.24 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.1 kg per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.15 kg per square kilometre 3.89 kg per square kilometre 8.92 kg per square kilometre 4
1970s 17.26 kg per square kilometre 8.88 kg per square kilometre 23.4 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 40.12 kg per square kilometre 11.68 kg per square kilometre 77.88 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 48.2 kg per square kilometre 38.94 kg per square kilometre 70.95 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 37.64 kg per square kilometre 10.98 kg per square kilometre 58.41 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 235.72 kg per square kilometre 75.62 kg per square kilometre 524.01 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 268.24 kg per square kilometre 268.24 kg per square kilometre 268.24 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 94 Norway 291.37 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 95 Kenya 286.84 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 96 Australia 279.55 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 98 Fiji 254.91 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 99 Bermuda 252.07 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 251.03 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Burundi?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Burundi was 268.24 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 524.01 kg per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 3.89 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
How does Burundi rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Burundi ranks 97th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.