Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 4.81 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Northern Africa, 1963–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 4.81 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 133.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Northern Africa peaked at 5.54 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 237 t, in 1968.
That places Northern Africa 17th out of 60 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) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2,191 t | — |
| 1964 | 2,562 t | +16.9% |
| 1965 | 1,981 t | -22.7% |
| 1966 | 1,400 t | -29.3% |
| 1967 | 818.25 t | -41.5% |
| 1968 | 237 t | -71.0% |
| 1969 | 600 t | +153.2% |
| 1970 | 2,700 t | +350.0% |
| 1971 | 13,300 t | +392.6% |
| 1972 | 6,000 t | -54.9% |
| 1973 | 1,800 t | -70.0% |
| 1974 | 7,900 t | +338.9% |
| 1975 | 2,000 t | -74.7% |
| 1976 | 4,300 t | +115.0% |
| 1977 | 7,900 t | +83.7% |
| 1978 | 13,900 t | +75.9% |
| 1979 | 7,676 t | -44.8% |
| 1980 | 43,667 t | +468.9% |
| 1981 | 78,065 t | +78.8% |
| 1982 | 236,200 t | +202.6% |
| 1983 | 300,200 t | +27.1% |
| 1984 | 444,790 t | +48.2% |
| 1985 | 385,952 t | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 370,890 t | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 471,320 t | +27.1% |
| 1988 | 482,400 t | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 583,984 t | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 638,082 t | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 696,300 t | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 674,500 t | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 777,325 t | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 888,840 t | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 888,332 t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 756,200 t | -14.9% |
| 1997 | 871,722 t | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 977,265 t | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 1.10 million t | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 1.19 million t | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 1.48 million t | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 1.12 million t | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million t | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 905,641 t | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 819,648 t | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 952,873 t | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 810,420 t | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 972,042 t | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 2.66 million t | +173.8% |
| 2010 | 3.13 million t | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 2.66 million t | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 2.07 million t | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million t | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million t | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.98 million t | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.59 million t | +81.3% |
| 2017 | 3.73 million t | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 5.24 million t | +40.4% |
| 2019 | 4.78 million t | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 5.54 million t | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 5.36 million t | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.09 million t | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 5.20 million t | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.81 million t | -7.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Northern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +468.9% | 7,676 t | 43,667 t |
| 1971 | +392.6% | 2,700 t | 13,300 t |
| 1970 | +350.0% | 600 t | 2,700 t |
| 1974 | +338.9% | 1,800 t | 7,900 t |
| 1982 | +202.6% | 78,065 t | 236,200 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,398 t | 237 t | 2,562 t | 7 |
| 1970s | 6,748 t | 1,800 t | 13,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 339,747 t | 43,667 t | 583,984 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 826,971 t | 638,082 t | 1.10 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million t | 810,420 t | 2.66 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 million t | 1.98 million t | 5.24 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.20 million t | 4.81 million t | 5.54 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Northern Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Northern Africa was 4.81 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 237 t in 1968.
- How does Northern Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- Northern Africa ranks 17th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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
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) — 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.