Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Africa
Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate was 3.94 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Africa recorded 3.94 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 65.2% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Africa peaked at 22.94 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -12.73 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Africa ranks 11th of 31 groups 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 16.91 % change on previous year | +118.0% |
| 1964 | 14.83 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1965 | 9.5 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 1966 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -126.4% |
| 1967 | 10.11 % change on previous year | -503.8% |
| 1968 | 12.63 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1969 | 8.36 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1970 | 14.1 % change on previous year | +68.6% |
| 1971 | 14.09 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 10.88 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1973 | -0.1298 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1974 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -1332.2% |
| 1975 | 14.49 % change on previous year | +806.3% |
| 1976 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 1977 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 1978 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +161.0% |
| 1979 | 7.78 % change on previous year | +63.5% |
| 1980 | 18.16 % change on previous year | +133.5% |
| 1981 | 6.45 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 1982 | -0.9035 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 1983 | -7.48 % change on previous year | +728.2% |
| 1984 | 5.3 % change on previous year | -170.9% |
| 1985 | 5.22 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 7.51 % change on previous year | +43.8% |
| 1987 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 1988 | 7.97 % change on previous year | -268.0% |
| 1989 | -3.53 % change on previous year | -144.4% |
| 1990 | 3.66 % change on previous year | -203.5% |
| 1991 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -151.4% |
| 1992 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 12.17 % change on previous year | -1164.7% |
| 1994 | -12.73 % change on previous year | -204.6% |
| 1995 | 6.14 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1996 | 9.31 % change on previous year | +51.7% |
| 1997 | -2.45 % change on previous year | -126.3% |
| 1998 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -247.6% |
| 1999 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2002 | 10.87 % change on previous year | +978.4% |
| 2003 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -137.9% |
| 2004 | 14.34 % change on previous year | -447.9% |
| 2005 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2006 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -207.9% |
| 2007 | -8.82 % change on previous year | -327.4% |
| 2008 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 2009 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 2010 | 13.17 % change on previous year | +860.9% |
| 2011 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -124.6% |
| 2012 | -0.38 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 2013 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -1761.0% |
| 2014 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3072 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2016 | 10.71 % change on previous year | +3386.0% |
| 2017 | 16.27 % change on previous year | +52.0% |
| 2018 | -4.08 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9858 % change on previous year | -124.2% |
| 2020 | 22.94 % change on previous year | +2227.6% |
| 2021 | -11.88 % change on previous year | -151.8% |
| 2022 | -5.77 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 2023 | 11.34 % change on previous year | -296.6% |
| 2024 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +3386.0% | 0.3072 % change on previous year | 10.71 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +2227.6% | 0.9858 % change on previous year | 22.94 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +1761.0% | -0.38 % change on previous year | 6.31 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +1332.2% | -0.1298 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7 % change on previous year | -2.5 % change on previous year | 16.91 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.48 % change on previous year | -0.1298 % change on previous year | 14.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.39 % change on previous year | -7.48 % change on previous year | 18.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 % change on previous year | -12.73 % change on previous year | 12.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 % change on previous year | -8.82 % change on previous year | 14.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 % change on previous year | -4.08 % change on previous year | 16.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 % change on previous year | -11.88 % change on previous year | 22.94 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 100 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Angola 94.45 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Kuwait 82.38 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ghana 76.69 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Mozambique 74.92 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Myanmar 70.36 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 60.9 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Africa was 3.94 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.94 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.73 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, 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) — Agricultural Use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 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) — Agricultural Use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.