Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 1.42 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.42 million t
Change on year
down 3.5%
Rank
26th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.48 million t
in 2023
All-time low
45,588 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 1.42 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Eastern Africa peaked at 1.48 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45,588 t, in 1962.

Eastern Africa ranks 26th of 31 groups 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, gaps filled in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 47,408 t
1962 45,588 t -3.8%
1963 52,363 t +14.9%
1964 79,886 t +52.6%
1965 87,870 t +10.0%
1966 85,978 t -2.2%
1967 92,559 t +7.7%
1968 95,071 t +2.7%
1969 107,066 t +12.6%
1970 138,166 t +29.0%
1971 177,032 t +28.1%
1972 163,811 t -7.5%
1973 178,795 t +9.1%
1974 184,283 t +3.1%
1975 192,711 t +4.6%
1976 191,055 t -0.9%
1977 184,113 t -3.6%
1978 190,008 t +3.2%
1979 201,143 t +5.9%
1980 268,094 t +33.3%
1981 291,152 t +8.6%
1982 273,153 t -6.2%
1983 243,719 t -10.8%
1984 225,440 t -7.5%
1985 267,870 t +18.8%
1986 268,569 t +0.3%
1987 291,969 t +8.7%
1988 308,388 t +5.6%
1989 304,077 t -1.4%
1990 310,850 t +2.2%
1991 312,791 t +0.6%
1992 303,883 t -2.8%
1993 313,012 t +3.0%
1994 284,968 t -9.0%
1995 263,685 t -7.5%
1996 361,301 t +37.0%
1997 323,201 t -10.5%
1998 320,730 t -0.8%
1999 324,431 t +1.2%
2000 329,837 t +1.7%
2001 300,692 t -8.8%
2002 393,329 t +30.8%
2003 333,713 t -15.2%
2004 386,585 t +15.8%
2005 383,123 t -0.9%
2006 430,585 t +12.4%
2007 457,505 t +6.3%
2008 499,649 t +9.2%
2009 501,409 t +0.4%
2010 608,227 t +21.3%
2011 646,312 t +6.3%
2012 695,056 t +7.5%
2013 745,947 t +7.3%
2014 832,940 t +11.7%
2015 788,926 t -5.3%
2016 949,204 t +20.3%
2017 1.10 million t +15.5%
2018 909,210 t -17.1%
2019 973,785 t +7.1%
2020 1.32 million t +36.0%
2021 1.26 million t -5.0%
2022 1.12 million t -10.7%
2023 1.48 million t +31.4%
2024 1.42 million t -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 77,088 t 45,588 t 107,066 t 9
1970s 180,112 t 138,166 t 201,143 t 10
1980s 274,243 t 225,440 t 308,388 t 10
1990s 311,885 t 263,685 t 361,301 t 10
2000s 401,643 t 300,692 t 501,409 t 10
2010s 824,596 t 608,227 t 1.10 million t 10
2020s 1.32 million t 1.12 million t 1.48 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 23 Uzbekistan 908,559 t compare
  2. 24 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 903,184 t compare
  3. 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 872,000 t compare
  4. 26 Spain 871,885 t compare
  5. 27 Philippines 653,341 t compare
  6. 28 South Africa 640,129 t compare
  7. 29 Ethiopia 547,262 t compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Eastern Africa?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Eastern Africa was 1.42 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 45,588 t in 1962.
How does Eastern Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Eastern Africa ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. 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, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,879 data points, 1961–2024
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.