Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate was -11.06 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Zambia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Zambia stood at -11.06 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 131.6% on the previous year and down 463.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Zambia peaked at 210.27 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -59.51 % change on previous year, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 165th of 211 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -14.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 1964 | 30.43 % change on previous year | +1269.6% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 8.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 84.62 % change on previous year | +915.4% |
| 1969 | -23.95 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 1970 | 115.6 % change on previous year | -582.7% |
| 1971 | 66.68 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1972 | -23.77 % change on previous year | -135.6% |
| 1973 | -4 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1974 | 49.58 % change on previous year | -1339.6% |
| 1975 | -6.13 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 1976 | 18.1 % change on previous year | -395.4% |
| 1977 | 16.08 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 1978 | -32.9 % change on previous year | -304.6% |
| 1979 | 23.14 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 1980 | 38.85 % change on previous year | +67.9% |
| 1981 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 1982 | -6.1 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 1983 | -19.94 % change on previous year | +226.7% |
| 1984 | -12.76 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 1985 | 41.23 % change on previous year | -423.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8678 % change on previous year | -97.9% |
| 1987 | 14.87 % change on previous year | +1613.6% |
| 1988 | -9.28 % change on previous year | -162.4% |
| 1989 | -7.63 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1990 | -26.83 % change on previous year | +251.6% |
| 1991 | 5.78 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 1992 | 42.92 % change on previous year | +642.5% |
| 1993 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 1994 | -34.37 % change on previous year | -3382.3% |
| 1995 | -10.53 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1996 | -19.12 % change on previous year | +81.6% |
| 1997 | 18.55 % change on previous year | -197.0% |
| 1998 | -59.51 % change on previous year | -420.9% |
| 1999 | -19.54 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
| 2000 | -24.68 % change on previous year | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 62.5 % change on previous year | -353.3% |
| 2002 | 210.27 % change on previous year | +236.4% |
| 2003 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 2004 | 40.55 % change on previous year | +559.2% |
| 2005 | -14.19 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 2006 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 2007 | 13.26 % change on previous year | -384.0% |
| 2008 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -134.3% |
| 2009 | 20.54 % change on previous year | -551.0% |
| 2010 | 21 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 50.08 % change on previous year | +138.4% |
| 2012 | -14.72 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 2013 | 41.68 % change on previous year | -383.1% |
| 2014 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 2015 | 19.94 % change on previous year | -1115.7% |
| 2016 | 13.66 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2017 | 12 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2018 | -29.76 % change on previous year | -347.9% |
| 2019 | 13.27 % change on previous year | -144.6% |
| 2020 | 14.37 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2021 | -6.83 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 2022 | -3.76 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 2023 | 35 % change on previous year | -1030.2% |
| 2024 | -11.06 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -3382.3% | 1.05 % change on previous year | -34.37 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +1613.6% | 0.8678 % change on previous year | 14.87 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +1339.6% | -4 % change on previous year | 49.58 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.86 % change on previous year | -23.95 % change on previous year | 84.62 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 22.24 % change on previous year | -32.9 % change on previous year | 115.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.88 % change on previous year | -19.94 % change on previous year | 41.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -10.16 % change on previous year | -59.51 % change on previous year | 42.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.52 % change on previous year | -24.68 % change on previous year | 210.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.52 % change on previous year | -29.76 % change on previous year | 50.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 % change on previous year | -11.06 % change on previous year | 35 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 162 Cook Islands -10 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Cyprus -10.81 % change on previous year compare
- 164 USSR -10.99 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Benin -11.61 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Polynesia -12.24 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Fiji -12.8 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 13,758 t (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 206,414 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 52,326 t (2023)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 25.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 62,195 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Zambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate in Zambia was -11.06 % 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 210.27 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.51 % change on previous year in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate?
- Zambia ranks 165th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 463.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.