Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Cameroon
Cameroon: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 4.88 g/Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Cameroon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Cameroon stood at 4.88 g/Int$.
That represents a change of up 28.4% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Cameroon peaked at 9.29 g/Int$ in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.95 g/Int$, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 g/Int$ | — |
| 1962 | 0.95 g/Int$ | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.15 g/Int$ | +21.1% |
| 1964 | 1.4 g/Int$ | +21.7% |
| 1965 | 1.78 g/Int$ | +27.1% |
| 1966 | 3.62 g/Int$ | +103.4% |
| 1967 | 4.35 g/Int$ | +20.2% |
| 1968 | 5.24 g/Int$ | +20.5% |
| 1969 | 4.37 g/Int$ | -16.6% |
| 1970 | 5.26 g/Int$ | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 4 g/Int$ | -24.0% |
| 1972 | 3.1 g/Int$ | -22.5% |
| 1973 | 3.9 g/Int$ | +25.8% |
| 1974 | 3.75 g/Int$ | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 2.37 g/Int$ | -36.8% |
| 1976 | 1.62 g/Int$ | -31.6% |
| 1977 | 5.8 g/Int$ | +258.0% |
| 1978 | 6.15 g/Int$ | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 5.56 g/Int$ | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 6.16 g/Int$ | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 6.27 g/Int$ | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 6.14 g/Int$ | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 9.07 g/Int$ | +47.7% |
| 1984 | 9.29 g/Int$ | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 9.15 g/Int$ | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.48 g/Int$ | -29.2% |
| 1987 | 8.64 g/Int$ | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 7.26 g/Int$ | -16.0% |
| 1989 | 5.81 g/Int$ | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 2.78 g/Int$ | -52.2% |
| 1991 | 1.8 g/Int$ | -35.3% |
| 1992 | 2.84 g/Int$ | +57.8% |
| 1993 | 2.92 g/Int$ | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 4.13 g/Int$ | +41.4% |
| 1995 | 3.87 g/Int$ | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 4.38 g/Int$ | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 4.81 g/Int$ | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 3.94 g/Int$ | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 5.9 g/Int$ | +49.7% |
| 2000 | 4.91 g/Int$ | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 5.66 g/Int$ | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 4.55 g/Int$ | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 4.08 g/Int$ | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 6.77 g/Int$ | +65.9% |
| 2005 | 3.96 g/Int$ | -41.5% |
| 2006 | 4.16 g/Int$ | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.46 g/Int$ | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 3.41 g/Int$ | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.55 g/Int$ | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.29 g/Int$ | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7 g/Int$ | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 3.37 g/Int$ | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3 g/Int$ | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 2.87 g/Int$ | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 4.43 g/Int$ | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 4.03 g/Int$ | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7 g/Int$ | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 4.08 g/Int$ | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 4.15 g/Int$ | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.84 g/Int$ | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 4.54 g/Int$ | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 6.21 g/Int$ | +36.8% |
| 2023 | 3.8 g/Int$ | -38.8% |
| 2024 | 4.88 g/Int$ | +28.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4.88 g/Int$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.96 g/Int$, 61% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 4.88 g/Int$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.89 g/Int$, 100% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +258.0% | 1.62 g/Int$ | 5.8 g/Int$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 g/Int$ | 0.95 g/Int$ | 5.24 g/Int$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.15 g/Int$ | 1.62 g/Int$ | 6.15 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.43 g/Int$ | 5.81 g/Int$ | 9.29 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.74 g/Int$ | 1.8 g/Int$ | 5.9 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.45 g/Int$ | 3.41 g/Int$ | 6.77 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 g/Int$ | 2.87 g/Int$ | 4.7 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.85 g/Int$ | 3.8 g/Int$ | 6.21 g/Int$ | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Cameroon?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Cameroon was 4.88 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.29 g/Int$ in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 g/Int$ in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Cameroon ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 value of agricultural production. 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