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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.004 kg per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
13th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0124 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2002
All-time low
0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2018
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

0.0040.0060.0080.010.0121993200820231993: 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP1994: 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP1995: 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP1996: 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP1997: 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP1998: 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP1999: 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP2000: 0.009 kg per US$ of GDP2001: 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP2002: 0.012 kg per US$ of GDP2003: 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP2004: 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP2005: 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP2006: 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP2007: 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP2008: 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP2009: 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP2010: 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP2011: 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP2012: 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP2013: 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP2014: 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP2015: 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP2016: 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP2017: 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP2018: 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP2019: 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP2020: 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP2021: 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP2022: 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP2023: 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ethiopia is 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0124 kg per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2018.

Ethiopia ranks 13th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ethiopia, year by year

Year kg per US$ of GDP Change
1993 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP —
1994 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP +72.0%
1995 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP +3.3%
1996 0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP +59.7%
1997 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP -33.5%
1998 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP +52.4%
1999 0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP +7.9%
2000 0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP -8.2%
2001 0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP -17.3%
2002 0.0124 kg per US$ of GDP +62.0%
2003 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP -68.2%
2004 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP +104.5%
2005 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP -19.7%
2006 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP -14.7%
2007 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2008 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP -23.2%
2009 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP -11.6%
2010 0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP +42.9%
2011 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP -6.9%
2012 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP +18.3%
2013 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP -37.2%
2014 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP +18.2%
2015 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP -7.7%
2016 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP +28.9%
2017 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2018 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP -38.1%
2019 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP +24.8%
2020 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP +21.3%
2021 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2022 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP -20.7%
2023 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP +16.5%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP, 3.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, 4.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0101 kg per US$ of GDP 7
2000s 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0124 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 10 Ukraine 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 11 Thailand 0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 12 Suriname 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 14 Bangladesh 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 15 Bulgaria 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 16 Nicaragua 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ethiopia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ethiopia was 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0124 kg per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP in 2018.
How does Ethiopia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Ethiopia ranks 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
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176 places, 8,614 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.