Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity was 2.98 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.98 million t
Change on year
down 11.8%
Rank
20th
of 39 groups
All-time high
3.38 million t
in 2023
All-time low
854,328 t
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M1990200720241990: 858.8k t1991: 854.3k t1992: 864.6k t1993: 859.4k t1994: 875.2k t1995: 962.8k t1996: 979.7k t1997: 1.0M t1998: 947.3k t1999: 1.0M t2000: 1.1M t2001: 1.1M t2002: 1.4M t2003: 1.4M t2004: 1.7M t2005: 1.8M t2006: 1.5M t2007: 1.4M t2008: 1.5M t2009: 1.7M t2010: 1.8M t2011: 1.9M t2012: 2.1M t2013: 2.2M t2014: 2.2M t2015: 2.2M t2016: 2.5M t2017: 2.8M t2018: 2.8M t2019: 3.1M t2020: 3.0M t2021: 2.9M t2022: 2.9M t2023: 3.4M t2024: 3.0M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) stood at 2.98 million t.

The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 3.38 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 854,328 t, in 1991.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 921,983 t 854,328 t 1.02 million t 10
2000s 1.45 million t 1.06 million t 1.78 million t 10
2010s 2.37 million t 1.81 million t 3.14 million t 10
2020s 3.02 million t 2.87 million t 3.38 million t 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 17 Ukraine 650,438 t compare
  2. 18 South Africa 640,129 t compare
  3. 19 Italy 640,068 t compare
  4. 20 Ethiopia 547,262 t compare
  5. 21 Peru 517,548 t compare
  6. 22 Belgium 516,756 t compare
  7. 23 Malaysia 499,810 t compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) was 2.98 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 3.38 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 854,328 t in 1991.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 14,127 data points, 1961–2024
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