Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 792.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Cambodia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Cambodia stood at 792.14 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 65.1% on the previous year and up 177.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Cambodia peaked at 792.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5665 kg per square kilometre, in 1975.
Cambodia ranks 56th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.79 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8498 kg per square kilometre | -96.4% |
| 1963 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 17 kg per square kilometre | +900.0% |
| 1968 | 17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 22.66 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 10 kg per square kilometre | -55.9% |
| 1971 | 12.02 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1972 | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 1973 | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.1 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5665 kg per square kilometre | -88.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5665 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 40.79 kg per square kilometre | +7100.0% |
| 1981 | 59.48 kg per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1982 | 41.36 kg per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1983 | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | -78.1% |
| 1984 | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | -68.8% |
| 1990 | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | +220.0% |
| 1991 | 23.79 kg per square kilometre | +162.5% |
| 1992 | 53.25 kg per square kilometre | +123.8% |
| 1993 | 56.65 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 33.99 kg per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 33.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24.36 kg per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1997 | 107.07 kg per square kilometre | +339.5% |
| 1998 | 18.24 kg per square kilometre | -83.0% |
| 2002 | 45.95 kg per square kilometre | +151.9% |
| 2003 | 29.49 kg per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2004 | 42.21 kg per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2005 | 62.62 kg per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 2006 | 60.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 63.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 71.21 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 98.53 kg per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2010 | 128.36 kg per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 206.73 kg per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 2012 | 310.66 kg per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 2013 | 285.76 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 363.08 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 458.07 kg per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 315.28 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 651.47 kg per square kilometre | +106.6% |
| 2018 | 724.03 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 635.16 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 624.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 689.54 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 479.71 kg per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 792.14 kg per square kilometre | +65.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 792.14 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 249.68 kg per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 792.14 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.39 kg per square kilometre, 10.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +7100.0% | 0.5665 kg per square kilometre | 40.79 kg per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +900.0% | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | 17 kg per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +339.5% | 24.36 kg per square kilometre | 107.07 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.73 kg per square kilometre | 0.8498 kg per square kilometre | 23.79 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.65 kg per square kilometre | 0.5665 kg per square kilometre | 12.02 kg per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 30.7 kg per square kilometre | 2.83 kg per square kilometre | 59.48 kg per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 40.05 kg per square kilometre | 9.06 kg per square kilometre | 107.07 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 59.24 kg per square kilometre | 29.49 kg per square kilometre | 98.53 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 407.86 kg per square kilometre | 128.36 kg per square kilometre | 724.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 646.36 kg per square kilometre | 479.71 kg per square kilometre | 792.14 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 53 Palestine 909.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 54 Estonia 898.76 kg per square kilometre compare
- 55 Maldives 798.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 780.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 58 Brazil 766.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 59 Belize 735.2 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Cambodia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Cambodia was 792.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 792.14 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5665 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Cambodia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Cambodia ranks 56th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.