Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 0.16 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.16 kg/cap.
The figure is down 87.2% on the previous year and down 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 2.6 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 192nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.169 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.63 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.297 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 1.42 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.129 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap | 0.22 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 kg/cap | 0.72 kg/cap | 1.44 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 kg/cap | 1.03 kg/cap | 2.32 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 kg/cap | 0.16 kg/cap | 2.6 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2 kg/cap compare
- 189 Seychelles 0.2 kg/cap compare
- 191 Bermuda 0.17 kg/cap compare
- 193 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.11 kg/cap compare
- 194 Bahrain 0.1 kg/cap compare
- 195 Equatorial Guinea 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 195 Faroe Islands 0.09 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 62 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 7 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 116 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 58 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 204 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 96 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 826 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 574 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.16 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf