Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 206,414 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Zambia is 206,414 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Zambia peaked at 232,086 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,500 t, in 1962.
Zambia ranks 53rd of 212 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,280 t | — |
| 1962 | 4,500 t | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 4,600 t | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 6,000 t | +30.4% |
| 1965 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6,500 t | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 12,000 t | +84.6% |
| 1969 | 9,126 t | -23.9% |
| 1970 | 19,676 t | +115.6% |
| 1971 | 32,795 t | +66.7% |
| 1972 | 25,000 t | -23.8% |
| 1973 | 24,000 t | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 35,900 t | +49.6% |
| 1975 | 33,700 t | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 39,800 t | +18.1% |
| 1977 | 46,200 t | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 31,000 t | -32.9% |
| 1979 | 38,172 t | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 53,000 t | +38.8% |
| 1981 | 57,600 t | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 54,084 t | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 43,300 t | -19.9% |
| 1984 | 37,776 t | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 53,351 t | +41.2% |
| 1986 | 53,814 t | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 61,817 t | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 56,080 t | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 51,800 t | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 37,900 t | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 40,091 t | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 57,300 t | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 57,900 t | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 38,000 t | -34.4% |
| 1995 | 34,000 t | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 27,500 t | -19.1% |
| 1997 | 32,600 t | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 13,200 t | -59.5% |
| 1999 | 10,621 t | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 8,000 t | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 13,000 t | +62.5% |
| 2002 | 40,335 t | +210.3% |
| 2003 | 42,816 t | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 60,177 t | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 51,637 t | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 49,225 t | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 55,754 t | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 53,215 t | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 64,145 t | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 77,617 t | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 116,486 t | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 99,337 t | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 140,743 t | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 137,980 t | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 165,494 t | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 188,107 t | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 210,689 t | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 147,994 t | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 167,640 t | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 191,734 t | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 178,634 t | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 171,912 t | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 232,086 t | +35.0% |
| 2024 | 206,414 t | -11.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +210.3% | 13,000 t | 40,335 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,667 t | 4,500 t | 12,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,624 t | 19,676 t | 46,200 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,262 t | 37,776 t | 61,817 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,911 t | 10,621 t | 57,900 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,830 t | 8,000 t | 64,145 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,209 t | 77,617 t | 210,689 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 196,156 t | 171,912 t | 232,086 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 13,758 t (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -11.06 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 25.3 % change on previous year (2023)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 62,195 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Zambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Zambia was 206,414 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 232,086 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 t in 1962.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Zambia ranks 53rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.