Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity was 4.43 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1963–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 4.43 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in 2024.
The figure 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 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 17th of 58 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 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 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)
- 14 Germany 1.12 million t compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 3 t compare
- 15 Belgium 1.11 million t compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 15 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 15 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 15 Polynesia 0 t compare
- 16 Malaysia 955,320 t compare
- 17 Poland 844,831 t compare
- 18 Norway 772,006 t compare
- 19 Indonesia 717,400 t compare
- 20 Trinidad and Tobago 689,606 t compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °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) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (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 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 4.43 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity 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 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?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 17th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity. 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