Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Namibia
Namibia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 25.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Namibia, 1998–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Namibia stood at 25.2 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 77.4% on the previous year and up 168.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Namibia peaked at 37.04 kg per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1215 kg per square kilometre, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 147th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.1215 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.1215 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1215 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1215 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | +2820.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9778 kg per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 2004 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +145.1% |
| 2005 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +88.6% |
| 2007 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2551 kg per square kilometre | -84.3% |
| 2009 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +503.8% |
| 2010 | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | +124.7% |
| 2011 | 5.91 kg per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 2012 | 12.76 kg per square kilometre | +115.9% |
| 2013 | 9.39 kg per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 4.71 kg per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2015 | 11.83 kg per square kilometre | +151.5% |
| 2016 | 23.87 kg per square kilometre | +101.7% |
| 2017 | 22.88 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 37.04 kg per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 2019 | 22.9 kg per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2020 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | -85.5% |
| 2021 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.21 kg per square kilometre | +328.8% |
| 2023 | 25.2 kg per square kilometre | +77.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 25.2 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 249.68 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 25.2 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 Namibia 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 | +2820.0% | 0.1215 kg per square kilometre | 3.55 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1215 kg per square kilometre | 0.1215 kg per square kilometre | 0.1215 kg per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | 0.1215 kg per square kilometre | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.47 kg per square kilometre | 3.46 kg per square kilometre | 37.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.51 kg per square kilometre | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | 25.2 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 144 Liberia 30.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 Algeria 29.47 kg per square kilometre compare
- 146 Kazakhstan 26.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 148 Madagascar 25.18 kg per square kilometre compare
- 149 Gabon 21.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 150 Palau 17.45 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Namibia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Namibia was 25.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.04 kg per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1215 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Namibia ranks 147th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.