Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use was 2.89 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 2.89 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2.98 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 157,962 t, in 1961.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 17th out of 29 groups 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 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 157,962 t | — |
| 1962 | 168,783 t | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 195,054 t | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 225,287 t | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 246,243 t | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 262,391 t | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 307,325 t | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 322,762 t | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 357,337 t | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 440,344 t | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 492,020 t | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 506,308 t | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 568,516 t | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 579,616 t | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 644,726 t | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 763,855 t | +18.5% |
| 1977 | 803,235 t | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 904,186 t | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 931,202 t | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.05 million t | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million t | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.09 million t | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.12 million t | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.19 million t | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 1.28 million t | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 1.23 million t | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.22 million t | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.34 million t | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 1.28 million t | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.37 million t | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.32 million t | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 2.40 million t | +81.9% |
| 1993 | 2.30 million t | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.70 million t | -26.4% |
| 1995 | 1.60 million t | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.79 million t | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 1.72 million t | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.60 million t | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.63 million t | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.58 million t | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.54 million t | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.52 million t | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.43 million t | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.46 million t | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million t | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.62 million t | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million t | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.67 million t | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.75 million t | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.91 million t | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million t | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million t | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.12 million t | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 2.04 million t | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.44 million t | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million t | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.47 million t | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.60 million t | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 2.98 million t | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 2.84 million t | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.54 million t | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 2.96 million t | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 2.89 million t | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +81.9% | 1.32 million t | 2.40 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 249,238 t | 157,962 t | 357,337 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 663,401 t | 440,344 t | 931,202 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 million t | 1.05 million t | 1.34 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 million t | 1.32 million t | 2.40 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million t | 1.43 million t | 1.75 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 million t | 1.88 million t | 2.60 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 million t | 2.54 million t | 2.98 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 32,284 t compare
- 14 Egypt 1.59 million t compare
- 15 Bangladesh 1.51 million t compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24,956 t compare
- 16 Argentina 1.39 million t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2,915 t compare
- 17 Mexico 1.37 million t compare
- 17 Polynesia 251 t compare
- 18 Poland 1.16 million t compare
- 18 Micronesia 16 t compare
- 19 Germany 1.12 million t compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 8 t compare
- 20 Ukraine 964,788 t compare
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.17 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 12.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2.89 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,962 t in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf