Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 28.69 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Southern Asia stood at 28.69 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Southern Asia peaked at 28.69 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 356,293 t, in 1961.
Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 356,293 t | — |
| 1962 | 452,730 t | +27.1% |
| 1963 | 530,829 t | +17.3% |
| 1964 | 729,113 t | +37.4% |
| 1965 | 748,421 t | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 981,988 t | +31.2% |
| 1967 | 1.38 million t | +40.9% |
| 1968 | 1.61 million t | +16.4% |
| 1969 | 1.84 million t | +14.4% |
| 1970 | 1.96 million t | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 2.40 million t | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 2.55 million t | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 2.58 million t | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.49 million t | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 3.60 million t | +44.9% |
| 1976 | 3.42 million t | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 4.05 million t | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 4.64 million t | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 4.95 million t | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 5.24 million t | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 5.68 million t | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 5.94 million t | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 6.64 million t | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 7.33 million t | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 7.90 million t | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 9.00 million t | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 8.18 million t | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 9.73 million t | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 10.18 million t | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 10.39 million t | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 11.07 million t | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 11.81 million t | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 11.94 million t | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 12.85 million t | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 13.58 million t | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 14.18 million t | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 14.90 million t | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 15.44 million t | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 15.90 million t | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 15.26 million t | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 15.74 million t | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 15.12 million t | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 15.66 million t | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 16.47 million t | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 17.83 million t | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 19.29 million t | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 19.48 million t | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.50 million t | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 21.43 million t | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 22.05 million t | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 22.68 million t | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 21.70 million t | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 21.97 million t | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.42 million t | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 22.77 million t | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 22.04 million t | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 22.59 million t | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 23.45 million t | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 24.84 million t | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 26.62 million t | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 25.87 million t | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 26.51 million t | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 26.90 million t | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 28.69 million t | +6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Southern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +44.9% | 2.49 million t | 3.60 million t |
| 1967 | +40.9% | 981,988 t | 1.38 million t |
| 1964 | +37.4% | 530,829 t | 729,113 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 959,250 t | 356,293 t | 1.84 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.27 million t | 1.96 million t | 4.95 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.58 million t | 5.24 million t | 10.18 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.21 million t | 10.39 million t | 15.90 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.68 million t | 15.12 million t | 21.43 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.65 million t | 21.70 million t | 24.84 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.92 million t | 25.87 million t | 28.69 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Southern Asia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Southern Asia was 28.69 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.69 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 356,293 t in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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
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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.