Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 2.65 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.65 kg/cap
Change on year
down 4.7%
Rank
26th
of 29 groups
All-time high
5.05 kg/cap
in 1992
All-time low
0.81 kg/cap
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

12345196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 2.65 kg/cap, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 5.05 kg/cap in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.81 kg/cap, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 26th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/cap Change
1961 0.81 kg/cap
1962 0.85 kg/cap +4.9%
1963 0.95 kg/cap +11.8%
1964 1.08 kg/cap +13.7%
1965 1.15 kg/cap +6.5%
1966 1.19 kg/cap +3.5%
1967 1.36 kg/cap +14.3%
1968 1.39 kg/cap +2.2%
1969 1.5 kg/cap +7.9%
1970 1.79 kg/cap +19.3%
1971 1.95 kg/cap +8.9%
1972 1.95 kg/cap +0.0%
1973 2.13 kg/cap +9.2%
1974 2.12 kg/cap -0.5%
1975 2.29 kg/cap +8.0%
1976 2.63 kg/cap +14.8%
1977 2.7 kg/cap +2.7%
1978 2.96 kg/cap +9.6%
1979 2.96 kg/cap +0.0%
1980 3.27 kg/cap +10.5%
1981 3.3 kg/cap +0.9%
1982 3.24 kg/cap -1.8%
1983 3.22 kg/cap -0.6%
1984 3.35 kg/cap +4.0%
1985 3.48 kg/cap +3.9%
1986 3.25 kg/cap -6.6%
1987 3.15 kg/cap -3.1%
1988 3.37 kg/cap +7.0%
1989 3.14 kg/cap -6.8%
1990 3.27 kg/cap +4.1%
1991 3.06 kg/cap -6.4%
1992 5.05 kg/cap +65.0%
1993 4.7 kg/cap -6.9%
1994 3.36 kg/cap -28.5%
1995 3.09 kg/cap -8.0%
1996 3.37 kg/cap +9.1%
1997 3.15 kg/cap -6.5%
1998 2.86 kg/cap -9.2%
1999 2.84 kg/cap -0.7%
2000 2.69 kg/cap -5.3%
2001 2.54 kg/cap -5.6%
2002 2.45 kg/cap -3.5%
2003 2.24 kg/cap -8.6%
2004 2.22 kg/cap -0.9%
2005 2.21 kg/cap -0.5%
2006 2.34 kg/cap +5.9%
2007 2.21 kg/cap -5.6%
2008 2.29 kg/cap +3.6%
2009 2.34 kg/cap +2.2%
2010 2.49 kg/cap +6.4%
2011 2.46 kg/cap -1.2%
2012 2.32 kg/cap -5.7%
2013 2.34 kg/cap +0.9%
2014 2.51 kg/cap +7.3%
2015 2.35 kg/cap -6.4%
2016 2.74 kg/cap +16.6%
2017 2.81 kg/cap +2.6%
2018 2.64 kg/cap -6.0%
2019 2.71 kg/cap +2.7%
2020 3.02 kg/cap +11.4%
2021 2.8 kg/cap -7.3%
2022 2.45 kg/cap -12.5%
2023 2.78 kg/cap +13.5%
2024 2.65 kg/cap -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.14 kg/cap 0.81 kg/cap 1.5 kg/cap 9
1970s 2.35 kg/cap 1.79 kg/cap 2.96 kg/cap 10
1980s 3.28 kg/cap 3.14 kg/cap 3.48 kg/cap 10
1990s 3.48 kg/cap 2.84 kg/cap 5.05 kg/cap 10
2000s 2.35 kg/cap 2.21 kg/cap 2.69 kg/cap 10
2010s 2.54 kg/cap 2.32 kg/cap 2.81 kg/cap 10
2020s 2.74 kg/cap 2.45 kg/cap 3.02 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 23 Estonia 26.65 kg/cap compare
  2. 24 USSR 26.58 kg/cap compare
  3. 25 Ukraine 25.48 kg/cap compare
  4. 26 Uzbekistan 24.99 kg/cap compare
  5. 27 Thailand 23.7 kg/cap compare
  6. 28 Croatia 23.45 kg/cap compare
  7. 29 Romania 23.2 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 245 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2.65 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 5.05 kg/cap in 1992.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.81 kg/cap in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 26th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,850 data points, 1961–2024
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