Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 4.43 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1963–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 4.43 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 4.67 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,191 t, in 1963.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 18th of 60 groups 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) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 5,191 t | — |
| 1964 | 10,562 t | +103.5% |
| 1965 | 44,133 t | +317.8% |
| 1966 | 47,132 t | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 62,800 t | +33.2% |
| 1968 | 88,737 t | +41.3% |
| 1969 | 87,525 t | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 105,883 t | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 109,219 t | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 128,786 t | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 86,265 t | -33.0% |
| 1974 | 107,359 t | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 48,789 t | -54.6% |
| 1976 | 123,229 t | +152.6% |
| 1977 | 103,646 t | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 97,740 t | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 160,131 t | +63.8% |
| 1980 | 195,843 t | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 229,257 t | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 382,071 t | +66.7% |
| 1983 | 602,879 t | +57.8% |
| 1984 | 649,788 t | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 638,479 t | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 646,350 t | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 827,803 t | +28.1% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million t | +29.5% |
| 1989 | 1.06 million t | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.19 million t | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 million t | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.18 million t | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.36 million t | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 1.32 million t | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.36 million t | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.31 million t | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million t | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.46 million t | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 1.61 million t | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.44 million t | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 1.91 million t | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million t | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 1.60 million t | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 1.50 million t | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.63 million t | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 1.42 million t | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 1.35 million t | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.49 million t | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 2.93 million t | +96.4% |
| 2010 | 3.20 million t | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 3.35 million t | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.82 million t | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 2.68 million t | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.81 million t | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.06 million t | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 3.60 million t | +75.2% |
| 2017 | 4.21 million t | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 4.21 million t | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.12 million t | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.67 million t | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 4.56 million t | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 3.84 million t | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 4.35 million t | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 4.43 million t | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +317.8% | 10,562 t | 44,133 t |
| 1976 | +152.6% | 48,789 t | 123,229 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,440 t | 5,191 t | 88,737 t | 7 |
| 1970s | 107,105 t | 48,789 t | 160,131 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 630,138 t | 195,843 t | 1.07 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 million t | 1.16 million t | 1.61 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million t | 1.34 million t | 2.93 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 million t | 2.06 million t | 4.21 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 million t | 3.84 million t | 4.67 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 32.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 4.43 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,191 t in 1963.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 18th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 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) — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 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.