Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate was -3.49 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded -3.49 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 111.1% on the previous year and down 129.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa peaked at 52.56 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -17.07 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places Eastern Africa 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -3.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 14.86 % change on previous year | -487.1% |
| 1964 | 52.56 % change on previous year | +253.7% |
| 1965 | 9.99 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1966 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 1967 | 7.65 % change on previous year | -455.5% |
| 1968 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 1969 | 12.62 % change on previous year | +364.9% |
| 1970 | 29.05 % change on previous year | +130.2% |
| 1971 | 28.13 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1972 | -7.47 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 1973 | 9.15 % change on previous year | -222.5% |
| 1974 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 1975 | 4.57 % change on previous year | +49.0% |
| 1976 | -0.8593 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 1977 | -3.63 % change on previous year | +322.8% |
| 1978 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -188.1% |
| 1979 | 5.86 % change on previous year | +83.0% |
| 1980 | 33.29 % change on previous year | +468.0% |
| 1981 | 8.6 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 1982 | -6.18 % change on previous year | -171.9% |
| 1983 | -10.78 % change on previous year | +74.3% |
| 1984 | -7.5 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 1985 | 18.82 % change on previous year | -350.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2609 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 1987 | 8.71 % change on previous year | +3238.9% |
| 1988 | 5.62 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 1989 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 1990 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -259.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6244 % change on previous year | -72.0% |
| 1992 | -2.85 % change on previous year | -556.1% |
| 1993 | 3 % change on previous year | -205.5% |
| 1994 | -8.96 % change on previous year | -398.2% |
| 1995 | -7.47 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 37.02 % change on previous year | -595.7% |
| 1997 | -10.55 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1998 | -0.7645 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1999 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -250.9% |
| 2000 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +44.4% |
| 2001 | -8.84 % change on previous year | -630.3% |
| 2002 | 30.81 % change on previous year | -448.7% |
| 2003 | -15.16 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 2004 | 15.84 % change on previous year | -204.5% |
| 2005 | -0.8955 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 2006 | 12.39 % change on previous year | -1483.3% |
| 2007 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -49.5% |
| 2008 | 9.21 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3522 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 2010 | 21.3 % change on previous year | +5947.9% |
| 2011 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 2012 | 7.54 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 7.32 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.66 % change on previous year | +59.3% |
| 2015 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 2016 | 20.32 % change on previous year | -484.5% |
| 2017 | 15.5 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2018 | -17.07 % change on previous year | -210.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1 % change on previous year | -141.6% |
| 2020 | 36 % change on previous year | +406.8% |
| 2021 | -4.96 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 2022 | -10.7 % change on previous year | +115.8% |
| 2023 | 31.37 % change on previous year | -393.0% |
| 2024 | -3.49 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Eastern 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 | +5947.9% | 0.3522 % change on previous year | 21.3 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +3238.9% | 0.2609 % change on previous year | 8.71 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1483.3% | -0.8955 % change on previous year | 12.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8 % change on previous year | -3.84 % change on previous year | 52.56 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.11 % change on previous year | -7.47 % change on previous year | 29.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.94 % change on previous year | -10.78 % change on previous year | 33.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 % change on previous year | -10.55 % change on previous year | 37.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.16 % change on previous year | -15.16 % change on previous year | 30.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.47 % change on previous year | -17.07 % change on previous year | 21.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.64 % change on previous year | -10.7 % change on previous year | 36 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 26 Australia 27.45 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Hungary 27.41 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 27.07 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Togo 26.78 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Papua New Guinea 26.29 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 25.77 % change on previous year compare
- 32 North Macedonia 24.45 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 59.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Eastern Africa was -3.49 % 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 52.56 % change on previous year in 1964.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.07 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 129.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern 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.