Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 25.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 25.18 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Madagascar peaked at 53.99 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.42 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 148th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 3.24 kg per square kilometre | +94.6% |
| 1964 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1965 | 4.01 kg per square kilometre | +60.5% |
| 1966 | 4.3 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1968 | 5.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 11.18 kg per square kilometre | +103.8% |
| 1970 | 12.04 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 10.26 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 10.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 7.2 kg per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1974 | 8.56 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | -29.4% |
| 1976 | 6.67 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 8.03 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1980 | 6.88 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 6.02 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 11.35 kg per square kilometre | +88.6% |
| 1983 | 12.72 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 3.44 kg per square kilometre | -73.0% |
| 1985 | 9.63 kg per square kilometre | +180.0% |
| 1986 | 10.58 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 6.13 kg per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 1988 | 6.59 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 4.25 kg per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 1990 | 7.49 kg per square kilometre | +76.1% |
| 1991 | 6.44 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1992 | 6.77 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 10.27 kg per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 1994 | 10.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 13.29 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 15.33 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 6.25 kg per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 1998 | 6.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.39 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 6.53 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 5.51 kg per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 4.61 kg per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 8.06 kg per square kilometre | +74.7% |
| 2004 | 4.92 kg per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2005 | 12.83 kg per square kilometre | +160.8% |
| 2006 | 6.57 kg per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 2007 | 7.74 kg per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | +66.6% |
| 2009 | 7.58 kg per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 7.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 14.89 kg per square kilometre | +89.1% |
| 2012 | 28.94 kg per square kilometre | +94.4% |
| 2013 | 17.64 kg per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2014 | 31.48 kg per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 2015 | 28.27 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 16.05 kg per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2017 | 53.99 kg per square kilometre | +236.4% |
| 2018 | 49.32 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 41.57 kg per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 32.84 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 16.43 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 25.18 kg per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2023 | 25.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 25.18 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.15 kg per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 25.18 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.1 kg per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +236.4% | 16.05 kg per square kilometre | 53.99 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 11.18 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.2 kg per square kilometre | 5.85 kg per square kilometre | 12.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.76 kg per square kilometre | 3.44 kg per square kilometre | 12.72 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.97 kg per square kilometre | 6.17 kg per square kilometre | 15.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.73 kg per square kilometre | 4.61 kg per square kilometre | 12.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 29 kg per square kilometre | 7.87 kg per square kilometre | 53.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.91 kg per square kilometre | 16.43 kg per square kilometre | 32.84 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Madagascar?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Madagascar was 25.18 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 53.99 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Madagascar ranks 148th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.