Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 5.81 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 5.81 kg/cap for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 13.21 kg/cap in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.96 kg/cap, in 2015.
That places Zimbabwe 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.7 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 3.88 kg/cap | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 3.85 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 8.56 kg/cap | +122.3% |
| 1965 | 8.52 kg/cap | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 7.93 kg/cap | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 8.63 kg/cap | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 7.86 kg/cap | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 8.5 kg/cap | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 9.39 kg/cap | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 13.21 kg/cap | +40.7% |
| 1972 | 10.83 kg/cap | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 12.24 kg/cap | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 12.69 kg/cap | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 12.3 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 9.54 kg/cap | -22.4% |
| 1977 | 6.98 kg/cap | -26.8% |
| 1978 | 8.45 kg/cap | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 8.89 kg/cap | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 13.18 kg/cap | +48.3% |
| 1981 | 13.07 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 11.28 kg/cap | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 10.04 kg/cap | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 8.56 kg/cap | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 10.7 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 9.12 kg/cap | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 7.91 kg/cap | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 9.2 kg/cap | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 8.34 kg/cap | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 9.37 kg/cap | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 8.63 kg/cap | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 5.38 kg/cap | -37.7% |
| 1993 | 7.56 kg/cap | +40.5% |
| 1994 | 8.54 kg/cap | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 6.93 kg/cap | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 8.42 kg/cap | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 8.27 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 8.19 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 8.49 kg/cap | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 7.35 kg/cap | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 6.85 kg/cap | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 5.85 kg/cap | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 6.34 kg/cap | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 4.17 kg/cap | -34.2% |
| 2005 | 3.88 kg/cap | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 4.79 kg/cap | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 4.48 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 3.75 kg/cap | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 5.03 kg/cap | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 5.28 kg/cap | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.38 kg/cap | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 2.97 kg/cap | -32.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7 kg/cap | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 3.52 kg/cap | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 2.96 kg/cap | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 3.98 kg/cap | +34.5% |
| 2017 | 4.39 kg/cap | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 3.33 kg/cap | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 3.28 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 5.14 kg/cap | +56.7% |
| 2021 | 8.81 kg/cap | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 6.67 kg/cap | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 5.91 kg/cap | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 5.81 kg/cap | -1.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 5.81 kg/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.01 kg/cap, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 5.81 kg/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 kg/cap, 4.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +122.3% | 3.85 kg/cap | 8.56 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.94 kg/cap | 3.85 kg/cap | 8.63 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.45 kg/cap | 6.98 kg/cap | 13.21 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.14 kg/cap | 7.91 kg/cap | 13.18 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.98 kg/cap | 5.38 kg/cap | 9.37 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.25 kg/cap | 3.75 kg/cap | 7.35 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.78 kg/cap | 2.96 kg/cap | 5.28 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 kg/cap | 5.14 kg/cap | 8.81 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7138 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 31.28 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Zimbabwe was 5.81 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.21 kg/cap in 1971.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 kg/cap in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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