Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 2.89 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 2.89 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2.98 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 157,962 t, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 19th 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, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 157,962 t | — |
| 1962 | 168,783 t | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 195,054 t | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 225,287 t | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 246,243 t | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 262,391 t | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 307,325 t | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 322,762 t | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 357,337 t | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 440,344 t | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 492,020 t | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 506,308 t | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 568,516 t | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 579,616 t | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 644,726 t | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 763,855 t | +18.5% |
| 1977 | 803,235 t | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 904,186 t | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 931,202 t | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million t | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million t | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.09 million t | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.12 million t | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.19 million t | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 1.28 million t | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 1.23 million t | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.22 million t | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.34 million t | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 1.28 million t | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.37 million t | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.32 million t | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 2.40 million t | +81.9% |
| 1993 | 2.30 million t | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.70 million t | -26.4% |
| 1995 | 1.60 million t | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.79 million t | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 1.72 million t | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.60 million t | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.63 million t | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.58 million t | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.54 million t | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.52 million t | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.43 million t | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.46 million t | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million t | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.62 million t | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million t | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.67 million t | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.75 million t | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.91 million t | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million t | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million t | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.12 million t | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 2.04 million t | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.44 million t | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million t | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.47 million t | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.60 million t | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.98 million t | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 2.84 million t | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.54 million t | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 2.96 million t | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 2.89 million t | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +81.9% | 1.32 million t | 2.40 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 249,238 t | 157,962 t | 357,337 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 663,401 t | 440,344 t | 931,202 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 million t | 1.05 million t | 1.34 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 million t | 1.32 million t | 2.40 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million t | 1.43 million t | 1.75 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 million t | 1.88 million t | 2.60 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 million t | 2.54 million t | 2.98 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2.89 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,962 t in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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How this figure is calculated
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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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
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.