Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Uganda
Uganda: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 16,719 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 16,719 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.3% on the previous year and up 151.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Uganda peaked at 16,719 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92 t, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 129th of 212 countries 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,200 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,300 t | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 1,500 t | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 1,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,864 t | +24.3% |
| 1966 | 2,572 t | +38.0% |
| 1967 | 1,709 t | -33.6% |
| 1968 | 1,981 t | +15.9% |
| 1969 | 2,220 t | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 4,000 t | +80.2% |
| 1971 | 4,400 t | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 4,000 t | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 4,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,600 t | -60.0% |
| 1975 | 872 t | -45.5% |
| 1976 | 963 t | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 300 t | -68.8% |
| 1978 | 433.33 t | +44.4% |
| 1979 | 566.67 t | +30.8% |
| 1980 | 700 t | +23.5% |
| 1981 | 500 t | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 466.67 t | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 433.33 t | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 400 t | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 200 t | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 262 t | +31.0% |
| 1987 | 789 t | +201.1% |
| 1988 | 107 t | -86.4% |
| 1989 | 250 t | +133.6% |
| 1990 | 92 t | -63.2% |
| 1991 | 500 t | +443.5% |
| 1992 | 400 t | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 1,300 t | +225.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 t | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 800 t | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 200 t | -75.0% |
| 1997 | 200 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,825 t | +812.5% |
| 1999 | 2,077 t | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 3,392 t | +63.3% |
| 2001 | 3,800 t | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 3,651 t | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 4,328 t | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 3,951 t | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 2,578 t | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 4,389 t | +70.2% |
| 2007 | 3,968 t | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 10,644 t | +168.2% |
| 2009 | 7,046 t | -33.8% |
| 2010 | 6,366 t | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 7,609 t | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 8,048 t | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 9,595 t | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 6,638 t | -30.8% |
| 2015 | 2,079 t | -68.7% |
| 2016 | 8,538 t | +310.7% |
| 2017 | 7,607 t | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 11,209 t | +47.4% |
| 2019 | 11,952 t | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 7,724 t | -35.4% |
| 2021 | 7,724 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,441 t | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 11,665 t | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 16,719 t | +43.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 16,719 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 9,771 t, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 16,719 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,245 t, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +812.5% | 200 t | 1,825 t |
| 1991 | +443.5% | 92 t | 500 t |
| 2016 | +310.7% | 2,079 t | 8,538 t |
| 1993 | +225.0% | 400 t | 1,300 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,761 t | 1,200 t | 2,572 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,114 t | 300 t | 4,400 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 410.8 t | 107 t | 789 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 839.4 t | 92 t | 2,077 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,775 t | 2,578 t | 10,644 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,964 t | 2,079 t | 11,952 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,655 t | 7,724 t | 16,719 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 6.78 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 7.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Uganda?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Uganda was 16,719 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 16,719 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 92 t in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Uganda ranks 129th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.