Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 4.44 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.44 million t
Change on year
up 8.6%
Rank
16th
of 59 groups
All-time high
4.44 million t
in 2024
All-time low
863,659 t
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1990200720241990: 881.2k t1991: 863.7k t1992: 870.0k t1993: 867.3k t1994: 877.0k t1995: 956.3k t1996: 984.2k t1997: 1.1M t1998: 1.1M t1999: 1.0M t2000: 1.2M t2001: 1.1M t2002: 1.5M t2003: 1.3M t2004: 1.7M t2005: 2.0M t2006: 2.0M t2007: 1.7M t2008: 1.7M t2009: 2.0M t2010: 2.4M t2011: 2.9M t2012: 2.4M t2013: 2.6M t2014: 2.9M t2015: 3.1M t2016: 3.1M t2017: 3.8M t2018: 3.8M t2019: 4.3M t2020: 4.1M t2021: 3.9M t2022: 3.8M t2023: 4.1M t2024: 4.4M t

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) stood at 4.44 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 4.44 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 863,659 t, in 1991.

Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 16th of 59 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 881,250 t
1991 863,659 t -2.0%
1992 870,037 t +0.7%
1993 867,313 t -0.3%
1994 876,967 t +1.1%
1995 956,275 t +9.0%
1996 984,233 t +2.9%
1997 1.09 million t +10.8%
1998 1.06 million t -2.7%
1999 1.01 million t -4.9%
2000 1.16 million t +15.1%
2001 1.12 million t -3.2%
2002 1.51 million t +34.4%
2003 1.33 million t -11.7%
2004 1.66 million t +24.2%
2005 2.04 million t +23.5%
2006 1.96 million t -4.2%
2007 1.74 million t -11.4%
2008 1.72 million t -0.7%
2009 2.01 million t +16.4%
2010 2.35 million t +17.2%
2011 2.86 million t +21.6%
2012 2.42 million t -15.4%
2013 2.61 million t +7.9%
2014 2.93 million t +12.3%
2015 3.09 million t +5.4%
2016 3.13 million t +1.4%
2017 3.78 million t +20.7%
2018 3.78 million t -0.0%
2019 4.32 million t +14.3%
2020 4.05 million t -6.1%
2021 3.93 million t -2.9%
2022 3.82 million t -3.0%
2023 4.09 million t +7.1%
2024 4.44 million t +8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 945,882 t 863,659 t 1.09 million t 10
2000s 1.63 million t 1.12 million t 2.04 million t 10
2010s 3.13 million t 2.35 million t 4.32 million t 10
2020s 4.07 million t 3.82 million t 4.44 million t 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 857,565 t compare
  2. 14 Argentina 828,497 t compare
  3. 15 Spain 722,028 t compare
  4. 16 Bangladesh 665,242 t compare
  5. 17 Philippines 658,229 t compare
  6. 18 Ukraine 650,438 t compare
  7. 19 South Africa 640,129 t compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 4.44 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 4.44 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 863,659 t in 1991.
How does Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 16th out of 59 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (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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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.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
277 places, 14,201 data points, 1961–2024
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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.