Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Somalia
Somalia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.9896 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Somalia stood at 0.9896 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 410.0% on the previous year and up 2,723.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Somalia peaked at 13.18 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, -0.197 kg per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Somalia 165th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1966 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1967 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1968 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4.78 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1971 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1973 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1974 | 3.03 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1594 kg per square kilometre | -94.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1594 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1594 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +1100.0% |
| 1981 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1983 | 2.87 kg per square kilometre | +125.0% |
| 1984 | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1986 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -64.6% |
| 1987 | 4.78 kg per square kilometre | +226.1% |
| 1988 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 1989 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | -70.6% |
| 1997 | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.0013 kg per square kilometre | -100.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0026 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 13.18 kg per square kilometre | -342530.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0038 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0813 kg per square kilometre | +2048.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1517 kg per square kilometre | +86.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5228 kg per square kilometre | -444.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1621 kg per square kilometre | -69.0% |
| 2011 | -0.197 kg per square kilometre | -221.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0952 kg per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0351 kg per square kilometre | -136.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1018 kg per square kilometre | +190.4% |
| 2015 | 0.074 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9768 kg per square kilometre | +1219.2% |
| 2017 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6972 kg per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9847 kg per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2020 | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | +169.7% |
| 2021 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.194 kg per square kilometre | -90.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9896 kg per square kilometre | +410.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.9896 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 49.15 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.9896 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.1 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +342530.0% | -0.0038 kg per square kilometre | 13.18 kg per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -2048.2% | -0.0038 kg per square kilometre | -0.0813 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +1219.2% | 0.074 kg per square kilometre | 0.9768 kg per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +1100.0% | 0.1594 kg per square kilometre | 1.91 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | 4.78 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | 0.1594 kg per square kilometre | 4.14 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 4.78 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | 0.797 kg per square kilometre | 2.71 kg per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.1517 kg per square kilometre | 13.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4193 kg per square kilometre | -0.197 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 0.194 kg per square kilometre | 2.66 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 162 Samoa 3.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Djibouti 2.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Mauritania 1.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 South Sudan 0.7242 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Central African Republic 0.1272 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Greenland 0.056 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Somalia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Somalia was 0.9896 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.18 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.197 kg per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Somalia ranks 165th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,723.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.