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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity was 1.96 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.96 million t
Change on year
down 11.6%
Rank
39th
of 58 groups
All-time high
2.22 million t
in 2023
All-time low
76,815 t
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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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 (LIFDCs) stood at 1.96 million t.

The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2.22 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76,815 t, in 1962.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 39th of 58 groups 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 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Year t Change
1961 85,962 t —
1962 76,815 t -10.6%
1963 97,494 t +26.9%
1964 119,740 t +22.8%
1965 131,543 t +9.9%
1966 145,229 t +10.4%
1967 184,188 t +26.8%
1968 197,292 t +7.1%
1969 185,973 t -5.7%
1970 190,910 t +2.7%
1971 218,008 t +14.2%
1972 222,241 t +1.9%
1973 265,909 t +19.6%
1974 290,030 t +9.1%
1975 241,183 t -16.8%
1976 280,824 t +16.4%
1977 240,312 t -14.4%
1978 255,215 t +6.2%
1979 307,122 t +20.3%
1980 391,175 t +27.4%
1981 383,449 t -2.0%
1982 380,394 t -0.8%
1983 356,187 t -6.4%
1984 392,804 t +10.3%
1985 455,231 t +15.9%
1986 424,827 t -6.7%
1987 495,549 t +16.6%
1988 527,758 t +6.5%
1989 420,164 t -20.4%
1990 505,718 t +20.4%
1991 535,617 t +5.9%
1992 569,528 t +6.3%
1993 603,188 t +5.9%
1994 524,724 t -13.0%
1995 657,941 t +25.4%
1996 854,283 t +29.8%
1997 828,283 t -3.0%
1998 736,469 t -11.1%
1999 785,794 t +6.7%
2000 805,920 t +2.6%
2001 756,312 t -6.2%
2002 767,017 t +1.4%
2003 699,421 t -8.8%
2004 844,520 t +20.7%
2005 1.09 million t +29.1%
2006 794,424 t -27.1%
2007 657,845 t -17.2%
2008 763,625 t +16.1%
2009 947,995 t +24.1%
2010 1.13 million t +19.6%
2011 1.14 million t +0.2%
2012 1.33 million t +17.1%
2013 1.40 million t +5.3%
2014 1.53 million t +9.1%
2015 1.36 million t -10.8%
2016 1.57 million t +14.8%
2017 1.88 million t +20.3%
2018 1.94 million t +3.1%
2019 2.06 million t +6.2%
2020 2.19 million t +6.0%
2021 1.90 million t -12.9%
2022 1.74 million t -8.7%
2023 2.22 million t +27.4%
2024 1.96 million t -11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 136,026 t 76,815 t 197,292 t 9
1970s 251,175 t 190,910 t 307,122 t 10
1980s 422,754 t 356,187 t 527,758 t 10
1990s 660,154 t 505,718 t 854,283 t 10
2000s 812,732 t 657,845 t 1.09 million t 10
2010s 1.54 million t 1.13 million t 2.06 million t 10
2020s 2.00 million t 1.74 million t 2.22 million t 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 36 China 297,815 t compare
  2. 37 Pakistan 296,794 t compare
  3. 38 Serbia 271,298 t compare
  4. 39 Bulgaria 248,731 t compare
  5. 40 Lithuania 246,093 t compare
  6. 41 Hungary 246,071 t compare
  7. 42 Zambia 245,844 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 (LIFDCs)?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1.96 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 (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 2.22 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 76,815 t in 1962.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 39th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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