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 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.74 kg/cap | +23.3% |
| 1963 | 0.84 kg/cap | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 1.13 kg/cap | +34.5% |
| 1965 | 1.13 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.45 kg/cap | +28.3% |
| 1967 | 2 kg/cap | +37.9% |
| 1968 | 2.28 kg/cap | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 2.54 kg/cap | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 2.65 kg/cap | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 3.17 kg/cap | +19.6% |
| 1972 | 3.3 kg/cap | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 3.25 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 3.06 kg/cap | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 4.33 kg/cap | +41.5% |
| 1976 | 4.01 kg/cap | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 4.63 kg/cap | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 5.17 kg/cap | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 5.39 kg/cap | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 5.56 kg/cap | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 5.88 kg/cap | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 6 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 6.55 kg/cap | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 7.04 kg/cap | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 7.41 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 8.24 kg/cap | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 7.32 kg/cap | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 8.5 kg/cap | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 8.68 kg/cap | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 8.66 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 9.02 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 9.41 kg/cap | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 9.31 kg/cap | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.81 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 10.15 kg/cap | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 10.39 kg/cap | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 10.7 kg/cap | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 10.86 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 10.96 kg/cap | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 10.32 kg/cap | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 10.45 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.85 kg/cap | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 10.02 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 10.35 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 11.02 kg/cap | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 11.72 kg/cap | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 11.65 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 12.08 kg/cap | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 12.43 kg/cap | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.6 kg/cap | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.77 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.05 kg/cap | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 12.03 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.12 kg/cap | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.16 kg/cap | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.63 kg/cap | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 11.78 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 12.09 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 12.66 kg/cap | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 13.42 kg/cap | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 12.91 kg/cap | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 13.11 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 13.17 kg/cap | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.9 kg/cap | +5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +41.5% | 3.06 kg/cap | 4.33 kg/cap |
| 1967 | +37.9% | 1.45 kg/cap | 2 kg/cap |
| 1964 | +34.5% | 0.84 kg/cap | 1.13 kg/cap |
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
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.01 kg/cap compare
- 12 Serbia 39.04 kg/cap compare
- 13 Hungary 35.01 kg/cap compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 1.53 kg/cap compare
- 14 Serbia and Montenegro 33.89 kg/cap compare
- 15 Denmark 33.17 kg/cap compare
- 15 Polynesia 0.36 kg/cap compare
- 16 Brazil 33.05 kg/cap compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.3 kg/cap compare
- 17 Czechia 30.68 kg/cap compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.11 kg/cap compare
- 18 Argentina 30.35 kg/cap compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.07 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (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 29 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