Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) was 16.89 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Sub-Saharan Africa is 16.89 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 203.9% on the previous year and up 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 25.52 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -16.26 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 35 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 14.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 18.02 % change on previous year | +28.0% |
| 1964 | 25.49 % change on previous year | +41.4% |
| 1965 | 10.65 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 1966 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -63.6% |
| 1967 | 21.96 % change on previous year | +466.8% |
| 1968 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1969 | 7.61 % change on previous year | +40.2% |
| 1970 | 23.15 % change on previous year | +204.2% |
| 1971 | 19.61 % change on previous year | -15.3% |
| 1972 | 8.57 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1973 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -120.7% |
| 1974 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -252.7% |
| 1975 | 17.22 % change on previous year | +536.6% |
| 1976 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 1977 | 8.12 % change on previous year | +25.5% |
| 1978 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -29.7% |
| 1979 | 7.64 % change on previous year | +34.0% |
| 1980 | 21.1 % change on previous year | +176.0% |
| 1981 | 9.23 % change on previous year | -56.2% |
| 1982 | -6.89 % change on previous year | -174.7% |
| 1983 | -11.13 % change on previous year | +61.5% |
| 1984 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5934 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1986 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -387.6% |
| 1987 | -3.42 % change on previous year | +100.6% |
| 1988 | 14.07 % change on previous year | -511.1% |
| 1989 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1990 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +85.7% |
| 1991 | -1.28 % change on previous year | -135.9% |
| 1992 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -188.8% |
| 1993 | 7.3 % change on previous year | +540.8% |
| 1994 | -8.64 % change on previous year | -218.4% |
| 1995 | -9.09 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 16.58 % change on previous year | -282.4% |
| 1997 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1164 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 1999 | 4.79 % change on previous year | +4010.6% |
| 2000 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -160.3% |
| 2001 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 2002 | 18.9 % change on previous year | -1800.1% |
| 2003 | -8.54 % change on previous year | -145.2% |
| 2004 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -158.9% |
| 2005 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -124.8% |
| 2006 | 12.88 % change on previous year | -1135.2% |
| 2007 | -10.7 % change on previous year | -183.1% |
| 2008 | 9.06 % change on previous year | -184.7% |
| 2009 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 2010 | 25.52 % change on previous year | +1932.4% |
| 2011 | -7.06 % change on previous year | -127.7% |
| 2012 | 12.5 % change on previous year | -277.2% |
| 2013 | 8.87 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 2014 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -53.3% |
| 2015 | -7.19 % change on previous year | -273.5% |
| 2016 | 18.01 % change on previous year | -350.3% |
| 2017 | 23.19 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 2018 | -4.59 % change on previous year | -119.8% |
| 2019 | 6.53 % change on previous year | -242.2% |
| 2020 | 19.48 % change on previous year | +198.5% |
| 2021 | -9.96 % change on previous year | -151.1% |
| 2022 | -16.26 % change on previous year | +63.3% |
| 2023 | 16.89 % change on previous year | -203.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +4010.6% | 0.1164 % change on previous year | 4.79 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1932.4% | 1.26 % change on previous year | 25.52 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +1800.1% | -1.11 % change on previous year | 18.9 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1135.2% | -1.24 % change on previous year | 12.88 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.39 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 25.49 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 9.74 % change on previous year | -1.77 % change on previous year | 23.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.79 % change on previous year | -11.13 % change on previous year | 21.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 % change on previous year | -9.09 % change on previous year | 16.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.26 % change on previous year | -10.7 % change on previous year | 18.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.99 % change on previous year | -7.19 % change on previous year | 25.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 % change on previous year | -16.26 % change on previous year | 19.48 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 3 Malawi 332.12 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Central African Republic 300 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 291.03 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 225.15 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Mali 155.43 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Belize 148.19 % change on previous year compare
- 9 South Sudan 126.19 % change on previous year 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 (emissions n2o) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 16.89 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.52 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.26 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (Emissions N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.