Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 42,837 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 42,837 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 108,500 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 769 t, in 1976.
Saudi Arabia ranks 105th of 218 countries 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,500 t | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 2,863 t | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 5,119 t | +78.8% |
| 1967 | 1,000 t | -80.5% |
| 1968 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,200 t | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 800 t | -33.3% |
| 1972 | 1,295 t | +61.9% |
| 1973 | 4,000 t | +208.9% |
| 1974 | 1,999 t | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 2,300 t | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 769 t | -66.6% |
| 1977 | 3,300 t | +329.1% |
| 1978 | 3,087 t | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 4,188 t | +35.7% |
| 1980 | 9,695 t | +131.5% |
| 1981 | 17,305 t | +78.5% |
| 1982 | 19,850 t | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 44,160 t | +122.5% |
| 1984 | 42,000 t | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 71,140 t | +69.4% |
| 1986 | 71,300 t | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 71,750 t | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 108,500 t | +51.2% |
| 1989 | 78,000 t | -28.1% |
| 1990 | 74,300 t | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 60,000 t | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 39,800 t | -33.7% |
| 1993 | 39,000 t | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 46,000 t | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 20,700 t | -55.0% |
| 1996 | 20,700 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13,400 t | -35.3% |
| 1998 | 20,200 t | +50.7% |
| 1999 | 11,900 t | -41.1% |
| 2000 | 26,400 t | +121.8% |
| 2001 | 12,500 t | -52.7% |
| 2002 | 13,409 t | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 8,864 t | -33.9% |
| 2004 | 15,424 t | +74.0% |
| 2005 | 16,987 t | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 19,160 t | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 17,959 t | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 17,028 t | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 16,149 t | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 17,843 t | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 22,695 t | +27.2% |
| 2012 | 25,095 t | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 22,109 t | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 24,408 t | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 28,888 t | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 25,303 t | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 26,028 t | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 36,079 t | +38.6% |
| 2019 | 36,659 t | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 29,716 t | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 28,603 t | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 34,529 t | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 50,157 t | +45.3% |
| 2024 | 42,837 t | -14.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +329.1% | 769 t | 3,300 t |
| 1973 | +208.9% | 1,295 t | 4,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,165 t | 1,000 t | 5,119 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,294 t | 769 t | 4,188 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,370 t | 9,695 t | 108,500 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,600 t | 11,900 t | 74,300 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,388 t | 8,864 t | 26,400 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,511 t | 17,843 t | 36,659 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,168 t | 28,603 t | 50,157 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 45,391 t compare
- 103 Norway 45,129 t compare
- 104 El Salvador 45,116 t compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 39,020 t compare
- 107 Syrian Arab Republic 37,796 t compare
- 108 Melanesia 36,691 t compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 396.89 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -0.0808 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 42,837 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 108,500 t in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 769 t in 1976.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 105th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.