Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gabon
Gabon: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 11.19 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gabon is 11.19 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and up 333.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gabon peaked at 15.65 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0627 kg/ha, in 1973.
Gabon ranks 135th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3241 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2938 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2686 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2474 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2293 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2136 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.188 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1774 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1679 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1567 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1492 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0627 kg/ha | -58.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0857 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 1975 | 0.813 kg/ha | +848.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9332 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2342 kg/ha | -74.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2227 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.204 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2208 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 1.75 kg/ha | +692.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4376 kg/ha | -75.0% |
| 1983 | 1.31 kg/ha | +198.7% |
| 1984 | 1.08 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2.35 kg/ha | +117.9% |
| 1987 | 1.74 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7036 kg/ha | -59.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8493 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2875 kg/ha | -66.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4211 kg/ha | +46.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2083 kg/ha | -50.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2075 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2066 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.202 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.202 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.202 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.202 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.202 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.202 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.202 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.12 kg/ha | +453.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3838 kg/ha | -65.6% |
| 2004 | 1.37 kg/ha | +257.9% |
| 2005 | 1.17 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 1.61 kg/ha | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 1.8 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.66 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.78 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2 kg/ha | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7697 kg/ha | -35.8% |
| 2012 | 2.63 kg/ha | +241.2% |
| 2013 | 2.58 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.74 kg/ha | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 8.93 kg/ha | +138.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 15.65 kg/ha | +111.4% |
| 2018 | 12.72 kg/ha | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 11.74 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 5.43 kg/ha | -53.7% |
| 2021 | 7.47 kg/ha | +37.6% |
| 2022 | 12.57 kg/ha | +68.1% |
| 2023 | 11.19 kg/ha | -10.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 11.19 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 25% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 11.19 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +848.7% | 0.0857 kg/ha | 0.813 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +692.3% | 0.2208 kg/ha | 1.75 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +453.1% | 0.202 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +257.9% | 0.3838 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha |
| 2012 | +241.2% | 0.7697 kg/ha | 2.63 kg/ha |
| 1983 | +198.7% | 0.4376 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.238 kg/ha | 0.1774 kg/ha | 0.3241 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3029 kg/ha | 0.0627 kg/ha | 0.9332 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 kg/ha | 0.2208 kg/ha | 2.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2341 kg/ha | 0.202 kg/ha | 0.4211 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 kg/ha | 0.202 kg/ha | 1.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.74 kg/ha | 0.7697 kg/ha | 15.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 kg/ha | 5.43 kg/ha | 12.57 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gabon?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gabon was 11.19 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.65 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0627 kg/ha in 1973.
- How does Gabon rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Gabon ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).