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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 857,565 t compare
- 14 Argentina 828,497 t compare
- 15 Spain 722,028 t compare
- 16 Bangladesh 665,242 t compare
- 17 Philippines 658,229 t compare
- 18 Ukraine 650,438 t compare
- 19 South Africa 640,129 t compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 275,134 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 275,134 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 51.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.10 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -27.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 4.44 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.10 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 2.97 million t (2024)
All data for Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) →
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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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
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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.