Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Senegal
Senegal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 49,863 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Senegal stood at 49,863 t.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Senegal peaked at 57,148 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200 t, in 1995.
Senegal ranks 99th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,535 t | — |
| 1962 | 2,603 t | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 3,000 t | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 3,174 t | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 3,205 t | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 5,373 t | +67.6% |
| 1967 | 5,132 t | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 4,595 t | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 4,800 t | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 1,275 t | -73.4% |
| 1971 | 2,785 t | +118.4% |
| 1972 | 1,500 t | -46.1% |
| 1973 | 1,680 t | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 6,200 t | +269.0% |
| 1975 | 4,300 t | -30.6% |
| 1976 | 7,000 t | +62.8% |
| 1977 | 974 t | -86.1% |
| 1978 | 6,309 t | +547.7% |
| 1979 | 6,700 t | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 6,800 t | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 5,414 t | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 900 t | -83.4% |
| 1983 | 5,600 t | +522.2% |
| 1984 | 8,800 t | +57.1% |
| 1985 | 3,100 t | -64.8% |
| 1986 | 4,900 t | +58.1% |
| 1987 | 3,000 t | -38.8% |
| 1988 | 8,300 t | +176.7% |
| 1989 | 7,820 t | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 9,500 t | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 2,990 t | -68.5% |
| 1992 | 7,000 t | +134.1% |
| 1993 | 10,800 t | +54.3% |
| 1994 | 2,900 t | -73.1% |
| 1995 | 200 t | -93.1% |
| 1996 | 3,500 t | +1650.0% |
| 1997 | 4,600 t | +31.4% |
| 1998 | 3,900 t | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 9,900 t | +153.8% |
| 2000 | 8,100 t | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 7,400 t | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 23,716 t | +220.5% |
| 2003 | 16,185 t | -31.8% |
| 2004 | 29,957 t | +85.1% |
| 2005 | 11,072 t | -63.0% |
| 2006 | 14,069 t | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 14,902 t | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 12,605 t | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 26,295 t | +108.6% |
| 2010 | 33,252 t | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 7,741 t | -76.7% |
| 2012 | 33,783 t | +336.4% |
| 2013 | 31,949 t | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 37,096 t | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 26,046 t | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 34,711 t | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 42,351 t | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 28,524 t | -32.6% |
| 2019 | 33,876 t | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 43,174 t | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 15,851 t | -63.3% |
| 2022 | 48,572 t | +206.4% |
| 2023 | 57,148 t | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 49,863 t | -12.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 49,863 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,401 t, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 49,863 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,020 t, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1650.0% | 200 t | 3,500 t |
| 1978 | +547.7% | 974 t | 6,309 t |
| 1983 | +522.2% | 900 t | 5,600 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,824 t | 2,535 t | 5,373 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,872 t | 974 t | 7,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,463 t | 900 t | 8,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,529 t | 200 t | 10,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,430 t | 7,400 t | 29,957 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,933 t | 7,741 t | 42,351 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,922 t | 15,851 t | 57,148 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Senegal
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2958 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 29.09 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Senegal?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Senegal was 49,863 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 57,148 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 t in 1995.
- How does Senegal rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Senegal ranks 99th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.