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

Indonesia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,577 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1,577 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
1,939 kg per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
43.46 kg per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Indonesia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 1,577 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Indonesia peaked at 1,939 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.46 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.

Indonesia ranks 32nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre in Indonesia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 46.78 kg per square kilometre
1962 54.4 kg per square kilometre +16.3%
1963 52.99 kg per square kilometre -2.6%
1964 43.46 kg per square kilometre -18.0%
1965 46.3 kg per square kilometre +6.5%
1966 60.67 kg per square kilometre +31.0%
1967 58.07 kg per square kilometre -4.3%
1968 109.41 kg per square kilometre +88.4%
1969 58.24 kg per square kilometre -46.8%
1970 111.36 kg per square kilometre +91.2%
1971 108.37 kg per square kilometre -2.7%
1972 191.77 kg per square kilometre +77.0%
1973 193.2 kg per square kilometre +0.7%
1974 190.44 kg per square kilometre -1.4%
1975 188.73 kg per square kilometre -0.9%
1976 193.87 kg per square kilometre +2.7%
1977 256.79 kg per square kilometre +32.5%
1978 303.05 kg per square kilometre +18.0%
1979 342.48 kg per square kilometre +13.0%
1980 469.72 kg per square kilometre +37.2%
1981 550.38 kg per square kilometre +17.2%
1982 597.49 kg per square kilometre +8.6%
1983 579.14 kg per square kilometre -3.1%
1984 709.77 kg per square kilometre +22.6%
1985 717 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
1986 754.15 kg per square kilometre +5.2%
1987 810.02 kg per square kilometre +7.4%
1988 875.15 kg per square kilometre +8.0%
1989 810.95 kg per square kilometre -7.3%
1990 888.68 kg per square kilometre +9.6%
1991 856.55 kg per square kilometre -3.6%
1992 936.76 kg per square kilometre +9.4%
1993 859.97 kg per square kilometre -8.2%
1994 910.26 kg per square kilometre +5.8%
1995 1,018 kg per square kilometre +11.8%
1996 1,150 kg per square kilometre +13.0%
1997 942.06 kg per square kilometre -18.1%
1998 1,171 kg per square kilometre +24.3%
1999 1,063 kg per square kilometre -9.2%
2000 1,046 kg per square kilometre -1.6%
2001 1,040 kg per square kilometre -0.6%
2002 1,052 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
2003 1,129 kg per square kilometre +7.3%
2004 1,230 kg per square kilometre +8.9%
2005 1,285 kg per square kilometre +4.5%
2006 1,297 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
2007 1,333 kg per square kilometre +2.8%
2008 1,438 kg per square kilometre +7.9%
2009 1,564 kg per square kilometre +8.7%
2010 1,483 kg per square kilometre -5.2%
2011 1,563 kg per square kilometre +5.4%
2012 1,570 kg per square kilometre +0.5%
2013 1,487 kg per square kilometre -5.3%
2014 1,550 kg per square kilometre +4.2%
2015 1,501 kg per square kilometre -3.1%
2016 1,579 kg per square kilometre +5.2%
2017 1,572 kg per square kilometre -0.4%
2018 1,724 kg per square kilometre +9.7%
2019 1,560 kg per square kilometre -9.5%
2020 1,886 kg per square kilometre +20.9%
2021 1,939 kg per square kilometre +2.8%
2022 1,577 kg per square kilometre -18.7%
2023 1,577 kg per square kilometre +0.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 1,577 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 1,577 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.39 kg per square kilometre, 20.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Indonesia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +91.2% 58.24 kg per square kilometre 111.36 kg per square kilometre
1968 +88.4% 58.07 kg per square kilometre 109.41 kg per square kilometre
1972 +77.0% 108.37 kg per square kilometre 191.77 kg per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 58.93 kg per square kilometre 43.46 kg per square kilometre 109.41 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 208.01 kg per square kilometre 108.37 kg per square kilometre 342.48 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 687.38 kg per square kilometre 469.72 kg per square kilometre 875.15 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 979.62 kg per square kilometre 856.55 kg per square kilometre 1,171 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 1,241 kg per square kilometre 1,040 kg per square kilometre 1,564 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 1,559 kg per square kilometre 1,483 kg per square kilometre 1,724 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 1,745 kg per square kilometre 1,577 kg per square kilometre 1,939 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 29 Costa Rica 1,721 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 30 Ukraine 1,715 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 31 Guatemala 1,684 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 33 Croatia 1,552 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 34 Spain 1,547 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 35 Lebanon 1,525 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Indonesia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Indonesia was 1,577 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 1,939 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 43.46 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
How does Indonesia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Indonesia ranks 32nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia 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)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.