Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita was 0.0097 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0097 t per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0121 t per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 t per person, in 2000.
That places Zambia 60th out of 173 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, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 t per person | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 t per person | +26.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.003 t per person | +78.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 t per person | -26.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0046 t per person | +109.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0074 t per person | +62.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 t per person | -25.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 t per person | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0074 t per person | +45.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0068 t per person | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0077 t per person | +14.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0087 t per person | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0057 t per person | -34.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0068 t per person | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0091 t per person | +34.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0096 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0088 t per person | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 t per person | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0057 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 t per person | +37.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0077 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 t per person | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 t per person | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0049 t per person | -28.7% |
| 1991 | 0.005 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.007 t per person | +39.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0069 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 t per person | -35.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 t per person | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 t per person | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 t per person | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 t per person | -60.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 t per person | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 t per person | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 t per person | +57.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 t per person | +200.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 t per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 t per person | +36.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 t per person | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 t per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 t per person | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 t per person | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 t per person | +45.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 t per person | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 t per person | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 t per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 t per person | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0111 t per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0121 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 t per person | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 t per person | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 t per person | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 t per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 t per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0112 t per person | +31.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0097 t per person | -13.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 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 | +200.9% | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0038 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.003 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0066 t per person | 0.0046 t per person | 0.0087 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 t per person | 0.0057 t per person | 0.0096 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 0.007 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 t per person | 0.0056 t per person | 0.0121 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0097 t per person | 0.0085 t per person | 0.0112 t per person | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Zambia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Zambia was 0.0097 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0121 t per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 t per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 60th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, 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)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.