Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Western Africa
Western Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) was 0.564 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Western Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Western Africa stood at 0.564 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.7% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Western Africa peaked at 79.42 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -46.59 % change on previous year, in 2007.
That places Western Africa 22nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (Emissions N2O) in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 14.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 22.23 % change on previous year | +55.9% |
| 1964 | 10.53 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 1965 | 27.02 % change on previous year | +156.6% |
| 1966 | 65.91 % change on previous year | +143.9% |
| 1967 | 6.44 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 1968 | -13.36 % change on previous year | -307.5% |
| 1969 | 11.2 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 1970 | 34.12 % change on previous year | +204.6% |
| 1971 | 8.35 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 1972 | 41.48 % change on previous year | +396.9% |
| 1973 | -7.13 % change on previous year | -117.2% |
| 1974 | 25.58 % change on previous year | -458.5% |
| 1975 | 68.01 % change on previous year | +165.9% |
| 1976 | 17.82 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 1977 | 9.73 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 1978 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -138.9% |
| 1979 | 29.55 % change on previous year | -880.6% |
| 1980 | 18.42 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 1981 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 1982 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 1983 | 13.17 % change on previous year | +495.5% |
| 1984 | 7.87 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 1985 | -8.79 % change on previous year | -211.6% |
| 1986 | 5.34 % change on previous year | -160.7% |
| 1987 | -9.19 % change on previous year | -272.2% |
| 1988 | 32.57 % change on previous year | -454.5% |
| 1989 | 12.49 % change on previous year | -61.6% |
| 1990 | 17.21 % change on previous year | +37.7% |
| 1991 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1992 | 4.51 % change on previous year | +38.2% |
| 1993 | 5.03 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1994 | -8.71 % change on previous year | -273.2% |
| 1995 | -28.75 % change on previous year | +230.0% |
| 1996 | 10.37 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 1997 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -56.2% |
| 1998 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -150.2% |
| 1999 | 12.55 % change on previous year | -650.1% |
| 2000 | -13.8 % change on previous year | -210.0% |
| 2001 | 16.06 % change on previous year | -216.4% |
| 2002 | 9.44 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 2003 | 7.42 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 2004 | -9.18 % change on previous year | -223.8% |
| 2005 | 29.33 % change on previous year | -419.5% |
| 2006 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 2007 | -46.59 % change on previous year | -1291.9% |
| 2008 | 37.42 % change on previous year | -180.3% |
| 2009 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 2010 | 79.42 % change on previous year | +5045.9% |
| 2011 | -35.8 % change on previous year | -145.1% |
| 2012 | 38.89 % change on previous year | -208.6% |
| 2013 | 21.26 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2014 | -0.7816 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 2015 | -13.38 % change on previous year | +1611.4% |
| 2016 | 42.3 % change on previous year | -416.2% |
| 2017 | 25.45 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2018 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 2019 | 9.05 % change on previous year | +259.8% |
| 2020 | 10.73 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 2021 | -25.68 % change on previous year | -339.3% |
| 2022 | -33.37 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 2023 | 0.564 % change on previous year | -101.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +5045.9% | 1.54 % change on previous year | 79.42 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -1611.4% | -0.7816 % change on previous year | -13.38 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.03 % change on previous year | -13.36 % change on previous year | 65.91 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 22.37 % change on previous year | -7.13 % change on previous year | 68.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.78 % change on previous year | -9.19 % change on previous year | 32.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 % change on previous year | -28.75 % change on previous year | 17.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.56 % change on previous year | -46.59 % change on previous year | 37.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.89 % change on previous year | -35.8 % change on previous year | 79.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.94 % change on previous year | -33.37 % change on previous year | 10.73 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58.51 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Cyprus 54.16 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Albania 52.55 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Micronesia 50 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 46.67 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Mozambique 46.21 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Republic of Moldova 45.91 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Western Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) in Western Africa was 0.564 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.42 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.59 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Western Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o)?
- Western Africa ranks 22nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (emissions n2o) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.