Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in World

World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 47.78 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
47.78 million t
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
1st
of 59 groups
All-time high
48.24 million t
in 2020
All-time low
2.87 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in World, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in World is 47.78 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in World peaked at 48.24 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.87 million t, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 59 groups 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in World, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2.87 million t
1962 3.00 million t +4.4%
1963 3.38 million t +12.6%
1964 3.40 million t +0.7%
1965 4.01 million t +17.8%
1966 5.05 million t +25.9%
1967 5.41 million t +7.2%
1968 6.25 million t +15.5%
1969 6.51 million t +4.1%
1970 6.60 million t +1.4%
1971 6.62 million t +0.4%
1972 7.56 million t +14.2%
1973 7.98 million t +5.5%
1974 7.95 million t -0.4%
1975 8.06 million t +1.3%
1976 8.73 million t +8.3%
1977 10.14 million t +16.1%
1978 11.86 million t +17.0%
1979 12.64 million t +6.6%
1980 13.03 million t +3.1%
1981 12.26 million t -6.0%
1982 12.71 million t +3.7%
1983 15.02 million t +18.1%
1984 16.51 million t +9.9%
1985 16.61 million t +0.6%
1986 16.62 million t +0.1%
1987 18.13 million t +9.1%
1988 19.74 million t +8.8%
1989 20.34 million t +3.0%
1990 20.74 million t +2.0%
1991 20.76 million t +0.1%
1992 21.47 million t +3.4%
1993 21.45 million t -0.1%
1994 22.57 million t +5.2%
1995 25.66 million t +13.7%
1996 25.34 million t -1.2%
1997 23.69 million t -6.5%
1998 25.18 million t +6.3%
1999 26.30 million t +4.5%
2000 28.79 million t +9.5%
2001 25.94 million t -9.9%
2002 24.72 million t -4.7%
2003 27.45 million t +11.0%
2004 27.94 million t +1.8%
2005 28.38 million t +1.6%
2006 27.59 million t -2.8%
2007 30.41 million t +10.2%
2008 31.11 million t +2.3%
2009 27.97 million t -10.1%
2010 31.94 million t +14.2%
2011 36.31 million t +13.7%
2012 37.48 million t +3.2%
2013 39.39 million t +5.1%
2014 40.21 million t +2.1%
2015 42.39 million t +5.4%
2016 41.86 million t -1.2%
2017 44.00 million t +5.1%
2018 43.21 million t -1.8%
2019 46.83 million t +8.4%
2020 48.24 million t +3.0%
2021 48.06 million t -0.4%
2022 45.57 million t -5.2%
2023 46.48 million t +2.0%
2024 47.78 million t +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.43 million t 2.87 million t 6.51 million t 9
1970s 8.81 million t 6.60 million t 12.64 million t 10
1980s 16.10 million t 12.26 million t 20.34 million t 10
1990s 23.32 million t 20.74 million t 26.30 million t 10
2000s 28.03 million t 24.72 million t 31.11 million t 10
2010s 40.36 million t 31.94 million t 46.83 million t 10
2020s 47.23 million t 45.57 million t 48.24 million t 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Brazil 6.94 million t compare
  2. 2 India 4.47 million t compare
  3. 3 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 2.83 million t compare
  4. 4 Australia and New Zealand 2.63 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in World?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in World was 47.78 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 48.24 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2.87 million t in 1961.
How does World rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
World ranks 1st out of 59 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this World 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.