Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa
South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 640,129 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa is 640,129 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa peaked at 646,817 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,400 t, in 1969.
South Africa ranks 19th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,397 t | — |
| 1962 | 15,079 t | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 37,000 t | +145.4% |
| 1964 | 74,600 t | +101.6% |
| 1965 | 24,000 t | -67.8% |
| 1966 | 21,800 t | -9.2% |
| 1967 | 23,000 t | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 10,000 t | -56.5% |
| 1969 | 1,400 t | -86.0% |
| 1970 | 1,500 t | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 17,400 t | +1060.0% |
| 1972 | 29,500 t | +69.5% |
| 1973 | 7,378 t | -75.0% |
| 1974 | 23,499 t | +218.5% |
| 1975 | 36,160 t | +53.9% |
| 1976 | 25,657 t | -29.0% |
| 1977 | 9,070 t | -64.6% |
| 1978 | 11,000 t | +21.3% |
| 1979 | 17,600 t | +60.0% |
| 1980 | 71,949 t | +308.8% |
| 1981 | 126,000 t | +75.1% |
| 1982 | 148,433 t | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 27,000 t | -81.8% |
| 1984 | 10,300 t | -61.9% |
| 1985 | 37,574 t | +264.8% |
| 1986 | 33,000 t | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 34,000 t | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 35,500 t | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 37,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 38,000 t | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 57,000 t | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 65,500 t | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 67,000 t | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 64,300 t | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 45,100 t | -29.9% |
| 1996 | 51,500 t | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 86,200 t | +67.4% |
| 1998 | 82,600 t | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 109,000 t | +32.0% |
| 2000 | 301,900 t | +177.0% |
| 2001 | 219,300 t | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 363,783 t | +65.9% |
| 2003 | 242,387 t | -33.4% |
| 2004 | 313,513 t | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 253,726 t | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 313,192 t | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 372,709 t | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 379,751 t | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 265,368 t | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 372,114 t | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 460,548 t | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 436,620 t | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 385,615 t | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 512,439 t | +32.9% |
| 2015 | 404,538 t | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 504,594 t | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 541,552 t | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 508,025 t | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 510,858 t | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 575,877 t | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 646,817 t | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 554,117 t | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 578,045 t | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 640,129 t | +10.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +1060.0% | 1,500 t | 17,400 t |
| 1980 | +308.8% | 17,600 t | 71,949 t |
| 1985 | +264.8% | 10,300 t | 37,574 t |
| 1974 | +218.5% | 7,378 t | 23,499 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,920 t | 1,400 t | 74,600 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,876 t | 1,500 t | 36,160 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,076 t | 10,300 t | 148,433 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,620 t | 38,000 t | 109,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 302,563 t | 219,300 t | 379,751 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 463,690 t | 372,114 t | 541,552 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 598,997 t | 554,117 t | 646,817 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 15.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 1,439 (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 26.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in South Africa was 640,129 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 646,817 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,400 t in 1969.
- How does South Africa rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.