Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 2,499 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Mauritius stood at 2,499 kg per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Mauritius peaked at 6,789 kg per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2,499 kg per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,711 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5,340 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 5,297 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 4,730 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 4,470 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 4,295 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 4,689 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 4,543 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 4,511 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 4,388 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 4,510 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 6,789 kg per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1973 | 5,506 kg per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1974 | 4,273 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1975 | 4,926 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 4,359 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 4,981 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 4,995 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 4,782 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 5,021 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 4,689 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 4,858 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 5,287 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 5,230 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 5,414 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 4,871 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 6,224 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1988 | 5,394 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 5,714 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 5,513 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 5,529 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 5,542 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 4,856 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 5,813 kg per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 6,129 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 6,437 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 5,808 kg per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 6,108 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 6,601 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 6,552 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4,113 kg per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2002 | 5,433 kg per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 5,292 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 5,172 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 4,881 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 4,243 kg per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 4,342 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,596 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 3,426 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 2,525 kg per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 3,878 kg per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2012 | 5,231 kg per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 3,803 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 5,337 kg per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2015 | 3,290 kg per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2016 | 4,534 kg per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 4,195 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 3,710 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 3,898 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 2,831 kg per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 3,093 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 2,786 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 2,499 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2,499 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2,499 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.1 kg per square kilometre, 35.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,732 kg per square kilometre | 4,295 kg per square kilometre | 5,340 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,951 kg per square kilometre | 4,273 kg per square kilometre | 6,789 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,270 kg per square kilometre | 4,689 kg per square kilometre | 6,224 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,834 kg per square kilometre | 4,856 kg per square kilometre | 6,601 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,705 kg per square kilometre | 3,426 kg per square kilometre | 6,552 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,040 kg per square kilometre | 2,525 kg per square kilometre | 5,337 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,802 kg per square kilometre | 2,499 kg per square kilometre | 3,093 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More climate change data for Mauritius
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 96.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.7765 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 59.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 52.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1969 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Mauritius?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Mauritius was 2,499 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6,789 kg per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,499 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Mauritius ranks 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.