Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,525 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Lebanon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 1,525 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
The figure is up 106.3% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Lebanon peaked at 3,773 kg per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 577.91 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Lebanon ranks 35th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 767.64 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 577.91 kg per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1963 | 973.51 kg per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 1964 | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 979.08 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 1,124 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1967 | 1,225 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 1,312 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 1,564 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1970 | 1,857 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1971 | 2,835 kg per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 1972 | 3,226 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 3,773 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 1,869 kg per square kilometre | -50.5% |
| 1975 | 684.26 kg per square kilometre | -63.4% |
| 1976 | 1,730 kg per square kilometre | +152.9% |
| 1977 | 1,339 kg per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1978 | 1,408 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 1,564 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 1,369 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 1,652 kg per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 2,082 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1983 | 1,662 kg per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1984 | 1,662 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,163 kg per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 1,036 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 977.52 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 1,105 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 1,369 kg per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 1,075 kg per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 1,212 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 1,388 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 1,760 kg per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1994 | 977.52 kg per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 1995 | 2,444 kg per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 2,151 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 2,145 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,287 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 2,151 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 2,375 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 2,903 kg per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 1,940 kg per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 2,307 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 2,437 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1,428 kg per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2006 | 924.07 kg per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2007 | 1,412 kg per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 2008 | 964.13 kg per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2009 | 1,518 kg per square kilometre | +57.5% |
| 2010 | 1,721 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 1,798 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,823 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,952 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1,867 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,850 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,029 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 2,239 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 1,655 kg per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 1,728 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1,678 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 916.85 kg per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 2022 | 739.47 kg per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 1,525 kg per square kilometre | +106.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1,525 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 249.68 kg per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1,525 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 160.26 kg per square kilometre, 9.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +152.9% | 684.26 kg per square kilometre | 1,730 kg per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +150.0% | 977.52 kg per square kilometre | 2,444 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,067 kg per square kilometre | 577.91 kg per square kilometre | 1,564 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,029 kg per square kilometre | 684.26 kg per square kilometre | 3,773 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,408 kg per square kilometre | 977.52 kg per square kilometre | 2,082 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,759 kg per square kilometre | 977.52 kg per square kilometre | 2,444 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,821 kg per square kilometre | 924.07 kg per square kilometre | 2,903 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,866 kg per square kilometre | 1,655 kg per square kilometre | 2,239 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,215 kg per square kilometre | 739.47 kg per square kilometre | 1,678 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 32 Indonesia 1,577 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Croatia 1,552 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Spain 1,547 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 New Zealand 1,401 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 1,362 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Israel 1,355 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Lebanon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 19.75 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 540.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 302.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 238.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 137.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 135.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5116 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Lebanon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Lebanon was 1,525 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,773 kg per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 577.91 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Lebanon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Lebanon ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.