Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 55,531 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, 1969–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 55,531 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Burkina Faso peaked at 68,512 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 294 t, in 1969.
That places Burkina Faso 92nd out of 218 countries 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 294 t | — |
| 1970 | 372 t | +26.5% |
| 1971 | 441 t | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 584 t | +32.4% |
| 1973 | 356 t | -39.0% |
| 1974 | 700 t | +96.6% |
| 1975 | 400 t | -42.9% |
| 1976 | 2,200 t | +450.0% |
| 1977 | 1,755 t | -20.2% |
| 1978 | 3,354 t | +91.1% |
| 1979 | 1,960 t | -41.6% |
| 1980 | 1,534 t | -21.7% |
| 1981 | 3,075 t | +100.5% |
| 1982 | 3,310 t | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 4,070 t | +23.0% |
| 1984 | 4,271 t | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 4,736 t | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 6,780 t | +43.2% |
| 1987 | 8,256 t | +21.8% |
| 1988 | 12,101 t | +46.6% |
| 1989 | 9,390 t | -22.4% |
| 1990 | 8,781 t | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 10,745 t | +22.4% |
| 1992 | 9,306 t | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 9,000 t | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 11,517 t | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 11,585 t | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 15,019 t | +29.6% |
| 1997 | 25,257 t | +68.2% |
| 1998 | 16,400 t | -35.1% |
| 1999 | 16,900 t | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 9,860 t | -41.7% |
| 2001 | 926 t | -90.6% |
| 2002 | 20,428 t | +2106.0% |
| 2003 | 24,692 t | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 30,004 t | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 28,030 t | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 33,944 t | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 23,859 t | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 18,310 t | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 26,004 t | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 44,304 t | +70.4% |
| 2011 | 30,828 t | -30.4% |
| 2012 | 49,660 t | +61.1% |
| 2013 | 49,978 t | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48,323 t | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 50,956 t | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 68,512 t | +34.5% |
| 2017 | 60,594 t | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 57,168 t | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 30,227 t | -47.1% |
| 2020 | 50,467 t | +67.0% |
| 2021 | 42,822 t | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 58,148 t | +35.8% |
| 2023 | 65,198 t | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 55,531 t | -14.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2106.0% | 926 t | 20,428 t |
| 1976 | +450.0% | 400 t | 2,200 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294 t | 294 t | 294 t | 1 |
| 1970s | 1,212 t | 356 t | 3,354 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,752 t | 1,534 t | 12,101 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,451 t | 8,781 t | 25,257 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,606 t | 926 t | 33,944 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,055 t | 30,227 t | 68,512 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,433 t | 42,822 t | 65,198 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 89 Ecuador 64,909 t compare
- 90 Republic of Moldova 57,457 t compare
- 91 Finland 55,925 t compare
- 93 Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) 55,481 t compare
- 94 Cameroon 52,526 t compare
- 95 Sudan (former) 51,916 t compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate -0.3974 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 0.01 (2020)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 17.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Burkina Faso?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Burkina Faso was 55,531 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 68,512 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 294 t in 1969.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Burkina Faso ranks 92nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.