Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Liberia
Liberia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 30.31 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Liberia stood at 30.31 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Liberia peaked at 61.05 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5191 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Liberia ranks 144th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5191 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5191 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 14.53 kg per square kilometre | +366.7% |
| 1967 | 16.61 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 12.46 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1969 | 15.57 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 18.69 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 14.53 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1972 | 25.64 kg per square kilometre | +76.4% |
| 1973 | 22.73 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 12.46 kg per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 1975 | 31.73 kg per square kilometre | +154.7% |
| 1976 | 44.51 kg per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1977 | 41.62 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 20.75 kg per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 1979 | 43.78 kg per square kilometre | +111.0% |
| 1980 | 21.46 kg per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 1981 | 20.76 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 7.27 kg per square kilometre | -65.0% |
| 1983 | 9.34 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1984 | 4.15 kg per square kilometre | -55.6% |
| 1985 | 10.47 kg per square kilometre | +152.0% |
| 1986 | 7.94 kg per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1987 | 16.61 kg per square kilometre | +109.2% |
| 1988 | 16.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -93.7% |
| 1990 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.51 kg per square kilometre | +1778.8% |
| 2003 | 20.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 18.13 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 23.05 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 24.52 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 12.51 kg per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2008 | 17.79 kg per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2009 | 18.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 33.37 kg per square kilometre | +83.1% |
| 2011 | 22.03 kg per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2012 | 30.81 kg per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2013 | 36.71 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 36.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 30.09 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 42.51 kg per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 52.33 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 52.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 53.92 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 61.05 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 44.77 kg per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 30.31 kg per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 30.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 30.31 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.15 kg per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 30.31 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.1 kg per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1778.8% | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 19.51 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +366.7% | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | 14.53 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.38 kg per square kilometre | 0.5191 kg per square kilometre | 16.61 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.64 kg per square kilometre | 12.46 kg per square kilometre | 44.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.57 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 21.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.25 kg per square kilometre | 12.51 kg per square kilometre | 24.52 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 39.03 kg per square kilometre | 22.03 kg per square kilometre | 53.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.61 kg per square kilometre | 30.31 kg per square kilometre | 61.05 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 141 Sierra Leone 34.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 Botswana 30.96 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 New Caledonia 30.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 Algeria 29.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Kazakhstan 26.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 147 Namibia 25.2 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Liberia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Liberia was 30.31 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.05 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5191 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Liberia ranks 144th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.