Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in French Polynesia

French Polynesia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 57.17 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
57.17 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 31.8%
World rank
128th
of 175 countries
All-time high
218.58 kg per square kilometre
in 1984
All-time low
13.66 kg per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
50
1974–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in French Polynesia, 1974–2023

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

Analysis

French Polynesia recorded 57.17 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

The figure is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in French Polynesia peaked at 218.58 kg per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 13.66 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.

French Polynesia ranks 128th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre in French Polynesia, 1974 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1974 13.66 kg per square kilometre
1975 27.32 kg per square kilometre +100.0%
1976 53.01 kg per square kilometre +94.0%
1977 56.28 kg per square kilometre +6.2%
1978 86.61 kg per square kilometre +53.9%
1979 69.67 kg per square kilometre -19.6%
1980 70.49 kg per square kilometre +1.2%
1981 75.41 kg per square kilometre +7.0%
1982 93.72 kg per square kilometre +24.3%
1983 107.65 kg per square kilometre +14.9%
1984 218.58 kg per square kilometre +103.0%
1985 109.29 kg per square kilometre -50.0%
1986 81.97 kg per square kilometre -25.0%
1987 81.97 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1988 81.97 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1989 81.97 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1990 81.97 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1991 81.97 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 109.29 kg per square kilometre +33.3%
1993 109.29 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 109.29 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 109.29 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 109.29 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 109.29 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 109.29 kg per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 134.97 kg per square kilometre +23.5%
2000 144.05 kg per square kilometre +6.7%
2001 109.77 kg per square kilometre -23.8%
2002 111.78 kg per square kilometre +1.8%
2003 96.51 kg per square kilometre -13.7%
2004 110.34 kg per square kilometre +14.3%
2005 84.41 kg per square kilometre -23.5%
2006 92.19 kg per square kilometre +9.2%
2007 95.94 kg per square kilometre +4.1%
2008 130.8 kg per square kilometre +36.3%
2009 77.79 kg per square kilometre -40.5%
2010 103.43 kg per square kilometre +33.0%
2011 100.55 kg per square kilometre -2.8%
2012 71.44 kg per square kilometre -28.9%
2013 71.11 kg per square kilometre -0.5%
2014 65.48 kg per square kilometre -7.9%
2015 98.89 kg per square kilometre +51.0%
2016 73.75 kg per square kilometre -25.4%
2017 108.71 kg per square kilometre +47.4%
2018 68.24 kg per square kilometre -37.2%
2019 109.7 kg per square kilometre +60.8%
2020 89.03 kg per square kilometre -18.8%
2021 110.93 kg per square kilometre +24.6%
2022 83.83 kg per square kilometre -24.4%
2023 57.17 kg per square kilometre -31.8%

French Polynesia compared with similar countries

  • French Polynesia's 57.17 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • French Polynesia's 57.17 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.39 kg per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 51.09 kg per square kilometre 13.66 kg per square kilometre 86.61 kg per square kilometre 6
1980s 100.3 kg per square kilometre 70.49 kg per square kilometre 218.58 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 106.39 kg per square kilometre 81.97 kg per square kilometre 134.97 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 105.36 kg per square kilometre 77.79 kg per square kilometre 144.05 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 87.13 kg per square kilometre 65.48 kg per square kilometre 109.7 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 85.24 kg per square kilometre 57.17 kg per square kilometre 110.93 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

  1. 125 Guyana 64.7 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 126 Sudan 64.5 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 127 Uganda 58.18 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 129 Comoros 57.15 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 130 Singapore 56.64 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 131 Papua New Guinea 55.68 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in French Polynesia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in French Polynesia was 57.17 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in French Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 218.58 kg per square kilometre in 1984.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in French Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 13.66 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
How does French Polynesia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
French Polynesia ranks 128th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in French Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this French Polynesia 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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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.