Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Africa (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 3.77 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Africa (excluding intra-trade) is 3.77 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 3.77 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million t, in 1991.
That places Africa (excluding intra-trade) 23rd out of 59 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.15 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.14 million t | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million t | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.21 million t | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million t | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.29 million t | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.36 million t | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1.44 million t | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.52 million t | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million t | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million t | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.97 million t | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 1.89 million t | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.78 million t | +47.2% |
| 2005 | 2.44 million t | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 2.20 million t | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 2.36 million t | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 2.29 million t | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.99 million t | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 2.21 million t | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 2.48 million t | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 2.68 million t | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 2.78 million t | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.83 million t | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.80 million t | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.80 million t | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.10 million t | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 2.97 million t | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.37 million t | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 3.27 million t | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.50 million t | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 3.14 million t | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 3.63 million t | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 3.77 million t | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Africa (excluding intra-trade) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +47.2% | 1.89 million t | 2.78 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.30 million t | 1.14 million t | 1.52 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.10 million t | 1.53 million t | 2.78 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.80 million t | 2.21 million t | 3.37 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 million t | 3.14 million t | 3.77 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 7.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 41.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 737,848 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 75,981 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.40 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 3.77 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million t in 1991.
- How does Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 23rd out of 59 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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) — Import 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) — Import quantity with 74 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.