Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 13.9 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 13.9 kg/cap for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Southern Asia peaked at 13.9 kg/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6 kg/cap, in 1961.
Southern Asia ranks 15th of 33 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.41 kg/cap | 0.6 kg/cap | 2.54 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.9 kg/cap | 2.65 kg/cap | 5.39 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.12 kg/cap | 5.56 kg/cap | 8.68 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.93 kg/cap | 8.66 kg/cap | 10.96 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.99 kg/cap | 9.85 kg/cap | 12.43 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.19 kg/cap | 11.63 kg/cap | 12.77 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3 kg/cap | 12.91 kg/cap | 13.9 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.52 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 28.69 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 72,026 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.14 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.15 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 4.15 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 688,043 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 2.39 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 120.31 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.73 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Southern Asia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Southern Asia was 13.9 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 kg/cap in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Southern Asia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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