Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Senegal
Senegal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 54,348 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Senegal is 54,348 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 560.1% on the previous year and up 153.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Senegal peaked at 54,348 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,446 t, in 2007.
That places Senegal 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,535 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,603 t | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 3,000 t | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 2,267 t | -24.4% |
| 1965 | 3,205 t | +41.4% |
| 1966 | 5,355 t | +67.1% |
| 1967 | 5,266 t | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 3,432 t | -34.8% |
| 1969 | 3,000 t | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 3,775 t | +25.8% |
| 1971 | 5,035 t | +33.4% |
| 1972 | 5,176 t | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 7,360 t | +42.2% |
| 1974 | 9,000 t | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 10,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 10,800 t | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 11,991 t | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 10,300 t | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 8,000 t | -22.3% |
| 1980 | 6,800 t | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 6,300 t | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 3,400 t | -46.0% |
| 1983 | 8,000 t | +135.3% |
| 1984 | 8,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7,000 t | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 7,500 t | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 7,000 t | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 8,400 t | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 6,170 t | -26.5% |
| 1990 | 5,950 t | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 9,830 t | +65.2% |
| 1992 | 9,000 t | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 13,000 t | +44.4% |
| 1994 | 12,900 t | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5,200 t | -59.7% |
| 1996 | 8,000 t | +53.8% |
| 1997 | 7,100 t | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 7,600 t | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 14,400 t | +89.5% |
| 2000 | 16,200 t | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 15,900 t | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 19,400 t | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 13,095 t | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 19,616 t | +49.8% |
| 2005 | 12,194 t | -37.8% |
| 2006 | 1,611 t | -86.8% |
| 2007 | 1,446 t | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 1,845 t | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 18,489 t | +902.1% |
| 2010 | 27,170 t | +47.0% |
| 2011 | 19,847 t | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 19,370 t | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 21,340 t | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 21,450 t | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 27,968 t | +30.4% |
| 2016 | 34,485 t | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 47,422 t | +37.5% |
| 2018 | 36,232 t | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 31,485 t | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 46,765 t | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 17,187 t | -63.2% |
| 2022 | 52,645 t | +206.3% |
| 2023 | 8,233 t | -84.4% |
| 2024 | 54,348 t | +560.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 54,348 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,249 t, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 54,348 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,245 t, 3.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +902.1% | 1,845 t | 18,489 t |
| 2024 | +560.1% | 8,233 t | 54,348 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,407 t | 2,267 t | 5,355 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,144 t | 3,775 t | 11,991 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,857 t | 3,400 t | 8,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,298 t | 5,200 t | 14,400 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,980 t | 1,446 t | 19,616 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,677 t | 19,370 t | 47,422 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,836 t | 8,233 t | 54,348 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 94 Côte d'Ivoire 57,300 t compare
- 95 Republic of Moldova 57,224 t compare
- 96 Burkina Faso 55,177 t compare
- 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52,621 t compare
- 99 Cameroon 52,002 t compare
- 100 Nicaragua 50,997 t compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 0.05 (2018)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2018)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -5.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Senegal?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Senegal was 54,348 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 54,348 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,446 t in 2007.
- How does Senegal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Senegal ranks 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.