Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 258,330 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia is 258,330 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 292,000 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,000 t, in 1967.
That places Saudi Arabia 46th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 2,863 t | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 5,119 t | +78.8% |
| 1967 | 1,000 t | -80.5% |
| 1968 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,200 t | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 1,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 1,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,000 t | +166.7% |
| 1974 | 5,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 5,700 t | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 6,415 t | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 4,708 t | -26.6% |
| 1978 | 7,020 t | +49.1% |
| 1979 | 15,971 t | +127.5% |
| 1980 | 25,168 t | +57.6% |
| 1981 | 41,535 t | +65.0% |
| 1982 | 58,975 t | +42.0% |
| 1983 | 113,270 t | +92.1% |
| 1984 | 138,600 t | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 168,990 t | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 181,500 t | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 236,700 t | +30.4% |
| 1988 | 238,000 t | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 262,000 t | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 273,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 284,000 t | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 292,000 t | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 250,000 t | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 196,000 t | -21.6% |
| 1995 | 153,000 t | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 171,000 t | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 181,000 t | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 200,000 t | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 210,000 t | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 228,000 t | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 223,060 t | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 224,300 t | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 235,000 t | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 238,000 t | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 194,000 t | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 206,000 t | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 231,000 t | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 168,000 t | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 150,000 t | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 149,000 t | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 185,500 t | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 206,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 171,600 t | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 164,000 t | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 197,000 t | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 201,700 t | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 178,600 t | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 178,200 t | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 178,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 264,623 t | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 248,947 t | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 245,518 t | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 258,330 t | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 258,330 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +166.7% | 1,500 t | 4,000 t |
| 1979 | +127.5% | 7,020 t | 15,971 t |
| 1983 | +92.1% | 58,975 t | 113,270 t |
| 1967 | -80.5% | 5,119 t | 1,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,165 t | 1,000 t | 5,119 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,301 t | 1,200 t | 15,971 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 146,474 t | 25,168 t | 262,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 221,000 t | 153,000 t | 292,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,736 t | 150,000 t | 238,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,980 t | 149,000 t | 206,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,150 t | 245,518 t | 264,623 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 2.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 8,967 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -23.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 200,959 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 258,330 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 292,000 t in 1992.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 t in 1967.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 46th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.
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
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.