Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Gabon
Gabon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 21.5 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Gabon, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Gabon stood at 21.5 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 333.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Gabon peaked at 30.06 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0815 kg per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Gabon 149th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1824 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0815 kg per square kilometre | -55.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +900.0% |
| 1976 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | -73.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.357 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | +696.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7762 kg per square kilometre | -74.9% |
| 1983 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1984 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.25 kg per square kilometre | +118.8% |
| 1987 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1988 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -59.4% |
| 1989 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5278 kg per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7762 kg per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | +453.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7374 kg per square kilometre | -65.6% |
| 2004 | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | +257.9% |
| 2005 | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 3.45 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 3.18 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 3.43 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 5.05 kg per square kilometre | +241.3% |
| 2013 | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 7.19 kg per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 17.16 kg per square kilometre | +138.7% |
| 2016 | 14.22 kg per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 30.06 kg per square kilometre | +111.4% |
| 2018 | 24.44 kg per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 22.54 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 10.44 kg per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2021 | 14.36 kg per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2022 | 24.14 kg per square kilometre | +68.1% |
| 2023 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 21.5 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 21.5 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.1 kg per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +900.0% | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +696.0% | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | 3.09 kg per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +453.0% | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | 2.15 kg per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +257.9% | 0.7374 kg per square kilometre | 2.64 kg per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +241.3% | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 5.05 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5176 kg per square kilometre | 0.0815 kg per square kilometre | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | 4.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4409 kg per square kilometre | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | 0.7762 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | 3.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.94 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 30.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.61 kg per square kilometre | 10.44 kg per square kilometre | 24.14 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 146 Kazakhstan 26.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Namibia 25.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Madagascar 25.18 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Palau 17.45 kg per square kilometre compare
- 151 Bhutan 16.85 kg per square kilometre compare
- 152 Angola 14.54 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Gabon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Gabon was 21.5 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.06 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0815 kg per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Gabon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Gabon ranks 149th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.