Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in World
World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita was 0.0142 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in World stood at 0.0142 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in World peaked at 0.0155 t per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 t per person, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0042 t per person | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0046 t per person | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 0.005 t per person | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0057 t per person | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0065 t per person | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0069 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0074 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0079 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0086 t per person | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0089 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0094 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.01 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0097 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0108 t per person | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0109 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0117 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0126 t per person | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0131 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0137 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0134 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0134 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0142 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0148 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0146 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0151 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0155 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0151 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0146 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.014 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0136 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.013 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 t per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0143 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0138 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.014 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0132 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0133 t per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0136 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0138 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0137 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.014 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0143 t per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.014 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0145 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0148 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0146 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0147 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0147 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0143 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0144 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0141 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.014 t per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0146 t per person | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0137 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0139 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0142 t per person | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0058 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0079 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0106 t per person | 0.0086 t per person | 0.0131 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0145 t per person | 0.0134 t per person | 0.0155 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0138 t per person | 0.0129 t per person | 0.0146 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0137 t per person | 0.0131 t per person | 0.0143 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0145 t per person | 0.014 t per person | 0.0148 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0141 t per person | 0.0137 t per person | 0.0146 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Australia 0.1012 t per person compare
- 2 Canada 0.0778 t per person compare
- 3 New Zealand 0.0732 t per person compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.0681 t per person compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.686 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.9625 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in World?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in World was 0.0142 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0155 t per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 t per person in 1961.
- How does World rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.