Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 312.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zambia is 312.2 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 35.0% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zambia peaked at 312.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.05 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Zambia ranks 93rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.05 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 6.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 8.07 kg per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1965 | 8.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 8.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8.74 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 16.14 kg per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 1969 | 12.28 kg per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1970 | 26.47 kg per square kilometre | +115.6% |
| 1971 | 44.12 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 33.63 kg per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1973 | 32.28 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 48.29 kg per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1975 | 45.33 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 53.54 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 62.15 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 41.7 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1979 | 51.35 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 71.3 kg per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1981 | 77.48 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 72.75 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 58.25 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 50.82 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 71.77 kg per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 1986 | 72.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 83.16 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 75.44 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 69.68 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 50.98 kg per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 53.93 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 77.08 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 77.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 51.12 kg per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1995 | 45.74 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 36.99 kg per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 43.85 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 17.76 kg per square kilometre | -59.5% |
| 1999 | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 10.76 kg per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 17.49 kg per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 2002 | 54.26 kg per square kilometre | +210.3% |
| 2003 | 57.6 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 80.95 kg per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 69.46 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 66.22 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 75 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 71.58 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 86.29 kg per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 104.41 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 156.7 kg per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 133.63 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 189.33 kg per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 185.61 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 222.62 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 253.04 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 283.42 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 199.08 kg per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 225.51 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 257.92 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 240.3 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 231.25 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 312.2 kg per square kilometre | +35.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 312.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 249.68 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 312.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.1 kg per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zambia 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 | +210.3% | 17.49 kg per square kilometre | 54.26 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.97 kg per square kilometre | 6.05 kg per square kilometre | 16.14 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.89 kg per square kilometre | 26.47 kg per square kilometre | 62.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.3 kg per square kilometre | 50.82 kg per square kilometre | 83.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.96 kg per square kilometre | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | 77.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.96 kg per square kilometre | 10.76 kg per square kilometre | 86.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 195.33 kg per square kilometre | 104.41 kg per square kilometre | 283.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.42 kg per square kilometre | 231.25 kg per square kilometre | 312.2 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zambia was 312.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 312.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Zambia ranks 93rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.