Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 249.68 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zimbabwe stood at 249.68 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zimbabwe peaked at 359.64 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.66 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.72 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 40.66 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 41.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 95.64 kg per square kilometre | +129.8% |
| 1965 | 98.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 94.35 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 105.98 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1968 | 99.52 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 111.15 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 126.66 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 183.53 kg per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1972 | 155.1 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1973 | 180.95 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 193.87 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 193.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 155.1 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 116.32 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 142.95 kg per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 152.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 239.97 kg per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1981 | 253.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 227.4 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 210.16 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 185.6 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 240.36 kg per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1986 | 211.67 kg per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 189.77 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 227.94 kg per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 212.56 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 245.53 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 232.19 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 148.9 kg per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1993 | 212.27 kg per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1994 | 240.15 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 196.46 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 242.99 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 242.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 245.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 258.5 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 225.93 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 211.97 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 182.87 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 200.33 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 133.37 kg per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 125.12 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 156.5 kg per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 148.43 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 125.5 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 170.96 kg per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 182.25 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 153.97 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 105.98 kg per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 133.9 kg per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 129.25 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 110.12 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 150.19 kg per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 168.02 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 129.51 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 129.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 206.24 kg per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 2021 | 359.64 kg per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 2022 | 277.11 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 249.68 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 249.68 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 249.68 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 249.68 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.1 kg per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +129.8% | 41.62 kg per square kilometre | 95.64 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.65 kg per square kilometre | 40.66 kg per square kilometre | 111.15 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 160.11 kg per square kilometre | 116.32 kg per square kilometre | 193.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 219.87 kg per square kilometre | 185.6 kg per square kilometre | 253.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 226.55 kg per square kilometre | 148.9 kg per square kilometre | 258.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 168.1 kg per square kilometre | 125.12 kg per square kilometre | 225.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.27 kg per square kilometre | 105.98 kg per square kilometre | 182.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 273.17 kg per square kilometre | 206.24 kg per square kilometre | 359.64 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 98 Fiji 254.91 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Bermuda 252.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 251.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 102 Burkina Faso 237.71 kg per square kilometre compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 180.81 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Peru 173.6 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Zimbabwe was 249.68 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 359.64 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.66 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 101st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.