Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 5.72 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 5.72 kg/cap for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 6.17 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.27 kg/cap, in 1961.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.27 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 1.34 kg/cap | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 1.57 kg/cap | +17.2% |
| 1964 | 1.68 kg/cap | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 1.75 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 1.87 kg/cap | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 2.18 kg/cap | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 2.36 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 2.59 kg/cap | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 2.57 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.77 kg/cap | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 3.04 kg/cap | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 2.95 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 2.97 kg/cap | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 3.26 kg/cap | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 3.55 kg/cap | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 3.75 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 3.96 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 4.16 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 4.39 kg/cap | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 4.39 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.49 kg/cap | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 4.27 kg/cap | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 4.48 kg/cap | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 4.83 kg/cap | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 5.35 kg/cap | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 5.3 kg/cap | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.38 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 5.41 kg/cap | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 5.05 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 4.99 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.96 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 4.96 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.73 kg/cap | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 5.41 kg/cap | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 5.51 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.46 kg/cap | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 5.34 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 5.41 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.51 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.43 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 5.48 kg/cap | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.16 kg/cap | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 5.5 kg/cap | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 5.58 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 5.56 kg/cap | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 5.26 kg/cap | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.59 kg/cap | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 5.77 kg/cap | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.72 kg/cap | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.75 kg/cap | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.2 kg/cap | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 5.48 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 5.61 kg/cap | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.54 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.56 kg/cap | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.93 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 5.73 kg/cap | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.66 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.17 kg/cap | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 5.73 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 5.38 kg/cap | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 5.71 kg/cap | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 5.72 kg/cap | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.85 kg/cap | 1.27 kg/cap | 2.59 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.3 kg/cap | 2.57 kg/cap | 4.16 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.83 kg/cap | 4.27 kg/cap | 5.41 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.18 kg/cap | 4.73 kg/cap | 5.51 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.48 kg/cap | 5.16 kg/cap | 5.77 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 kg/cap | 5.2 kg/cap | 5.93 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.74 kg/cap | 5.38 kg/cap | 6.17 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 18 Argentina 30.35 kg/cap compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.07 kg/cap compare
- 19 Poland 30 kg/cap compare
- 19 Micronesia 0.03 kg/cap compare
- 20 Finland 28.74 kg/cap compare
- 21 France 28.36 kg/cap compare
- 22 Iceland 27.12 kg/cap compare
- 23 Estonia 26.65 kg/cap compare
- 23 Caribbean 4.28 kg/cap compare
- 24 USSR 26.58 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 317,994 1000 ha (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 5.72 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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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