Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.4% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | +46.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Malawi 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 0.0131 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Pakistan 0.0113 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 0.0089 kg per US$ of GDP compare
More climate change data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 6.71 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 15.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 67.1 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 88.91 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 4.27 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 427.00 million kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 1.28 billion kg (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 137.43 kt (2050)
- All Crops — Burning crop residues 3.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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.