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Excess nitrogen per hectare of cropland single year -3.44 kg per hectare (2009) —

Excess nitrogen from croplands single year -31.1 t (2009) —

Share of global excess nitrogen from croplands single year 0 % (2009) —

Amount of N added to cropland through biological fixation 91.4 t (2023) +73%

Value 91.4 t (2023)

Change since 1961 +72.5%

Amount of N added to cropland through biological fixation, per hectare of cropland 8.31 kg/ha (2023) +41%

Value 8.31 kg/ha (2023)

Change since 1961 +41.2%

N fertilizer consumption per capita 0.47 kg/person (2021) -64%

Value 0.47 kg/person (2021)

Change since 1966 -63.6%

Total nitrogen fertilizer production 0 t (2020) —

Value 0 t (2020)

Change since 2015 —

Definition (source: OECD): From the online data portal FAOSTAT maintained by the Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) : 'Nutrient nitrogen' is defined as total nitrogen (N) from all fertilizer products. The 'Fertilizers by Nutrient' domain contains information on agricultural use, production, and trade of chemical and mineral fertilizers, in tonnes of nutrient, for the three main plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). The main data source for production and agricultural use is the FAOSTAT Fertilizers questionnaire, complemented with national publications when available. Agricultural use of fertilizers refers to the use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, excluding use for animal feed. Industrial uses are excluded, to the extent allowed by data availability. Tonnes of nutrient nitrogen are calculated using conversion factors applied to volumes of nitrogenous fertilizers. For more information, please see: http://fenixservices.fao.org/faostat/static/documents/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf

Citation: OECD (2024). "Nutrient nitrogen production," Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD): Table 23 - Ecological sustainability, OECD Data Explorer, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?lc=en&tm=nitrogen&pg=0&snb=15&df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_AFDD_STAT_ANNEX%40DF_TAB23&df[ag]=OECD.DEV.EMEA&df[vs]=1.0&dq=......A&pd=,&to[TIME_PERIOD]=false&vw=ov

Total nitrogen fertilizer production 0 t (2023) —

Value 0 t (2023)

Change since 2015 —

Nitrogen fertilizer consumption per hectare of arable land 102 kg/ha (2021) +19%

Value 102 kg/ha (2021)

Change since 1966 +19.4%

Total nitrogen inputs to crops single year 0 t (2009) —

Nitrogen inputs per hectare of cropland single year 0 kg/ha (2009) —

Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 41.1 kg/ha (2021) +85%

Value 41.1 kg/ha (2021)

Change since 1966 +85.0%

Total N fertilizer production 0 t (2023) —

Value 0 t (2023)

Change since 2015 —

N fertilizer imports 344 t (2023) +72%

Value 344 t (2023)

Change since 1966 +72.0%

N fertilizer exports 884 t (2023) —

Value 884 t (2023)

Change since 1990 —

N fertilizer use per capita 0.86 kg/ person (2023) —

Value 0.86 kg/ person (2023)

Change since 1961 —

Agricultural use of N fertilizer 344 t (2023) +72%

Value 344 t (2023)

Change since 1966 +72.0%

N fertilizers use per area of cropland 31.3 kg/ha (2023) —

Value 31.3 kg/ha (2023)

Change since 1961 —

Amount of N added to cropland through synthetic fertilizers, per hectare of cropland 41.1 kg/ha (2023) +85%

Value 41.1 kg/ha (2023)

Change since 1961 +84.9%

Amount of N added to cropland through animal manure 788 t (2023) +164%

Value 788 t (2023)

Change since 1961 +163.6%

Amount of N added to cropland through animal manure, per hectare of cropland 71.7 kg/ha (2023) +116%

Value 71.7 kg/ha (2023)

Change since 1961 +115.7%

N fertilizer use per value of agricultural production 6.57 g per $ (2023) —

Value 6.57 g per $ (2023)

Change since 1961 —

Agricultural use of nutrient nitrogen 1.11 t (2020) +1006%

Value 1.11 t (2020)

Change since 2000 +1005.7%

Definition (source: OECD): From the online data portal FAOSTAT maintained by the Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) : 'Nutrient nitrogen' is defined as total nitrogen (N) from all fertilizer products. The 'Fertilizers by Nutrient' domain contains information on agricultural use, production, and trade of chemical and mineral fertilizers, in tonnes of nutrient, for the three main plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). The main data source for production and agricultural use is the FAOSTAT Fertilizers questionnaire, complemented with national publications when available. Agricultural use of fertilizers refers to the use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, excluding use for animal feed. Industrial uses are excluded, to the extent allowed by data availability. Tonnes of nutrient nitrogen are calculated using conversion factors applied to volumes of nitrogenous fertilizers. For more information, please see: https://fenixservices.fao.org/faostat/static/documents/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf

Citation: OECD (2024). "Agricultural use of nutrient nitrogen," Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD): Table 23 - Ecological sustainability, OECD Data Explorer, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?lc=en&tm=nitrogen&pg=0&snb=15&df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_AFDD_STAT_ANNEX%40DF_TAB23&df[ag]=OECD.DEV.EMEA&df[vs]=1.0&dq=......A&pd=,&to[TIME_PERIOD]=false&vw=ov

Import of ammonia (anhydrous) 0.05 t (2024) -100%

Value 0.05 t (2024)

Change since 2002 -99.7%

Import value of ammonia (anhydrous) 7.32 k$ (2024) -54%

Value 7.32 k$ (2024)

Change since 2002 -53.6%

Export of ammonium nitrate single year 32.8 t (2017) —

Export value of ammonium nitrate single year 8.59 k$ (2017) —

Import of ammonium nitrate 131 t (2024) +1869%

Value 131 t (2024)

Change since 2002 +1869.3%

Import value of ammonium nitrate 57.7 k$ (2024) +1197%

Value 57.7 k$ (2024)

Change since 2002 +1196.6%

Export of ammonium sulphate 1.21 t (2017) -91%

Value 1.21 t (2017)

Change since 2009 -91.3%

Export value of ammonium sulphate 200 $ (2017) -97%

Value 200 $ (2017)

Change since 2009 -96.7%

Import of ammonium sulphate (Tonnes) 0.38 t (2024) -99%

Value 0.38 t (2024)

Change since 2002 -98.7%

Import value of ammonium sulphate (1000 USD) 90 $ (2024) -100%

Value 90 $ (2024)

Change since 2002 -99.8%

Export of calcium ammonium nitrate and other mixtures with calcium carbonate single year 3.4 kt (2019) —

Export value of calcium ammonium nitrate and other mixtures with calcium carbonate single year 777 k$ (2019) —

Import of calcium ammonium nitrate and other mixtures with calcium carbonate 185 t (2024) -85%

Value 185 t (2024)

Change since 2002 -84.5%

Import value of calcium ammonium nitrate and other mixtures with calcium carbonate 54.3 k$ (2024) -60%

Value 54.3 k$ (2024)

Change since 2002 -60.3%

Amount of N added to cropland through synthetic fertilizers 452 t N (2023) +126%

Value 452 t N (2023)

Change since 1961 +126.0%

Export of fertilizers n.e.c. single year 0.31 t (2011) —

Export value of fertilizers n.e.c. single year 1.98 k$ (2011) —

Import of fertilizers n.e.c. 74.8 t (2024) -96%

Value 74.8 t (2024)

Change since 2002 -96.1%

Import value of fertilizers n.e.c. 570 k$ (2024) -34%

Value 570 k$ (2024)

Change since 2002 -33.9%

Export of NPK fertilizers single year 0.05 t (2003) —

Export value of NPK fertilizers single year 50 $ (2003) —

Import of NPK fertilizers 1.45 kt (2024) +28%

Value 1.45 kt (2024)

Change since 2002 +28.1%

Import value of NPK fertilizers 1.23 M$ (2024) +145%

Value 1.23 M$ (2024)

Change since 2002 +144.8%

Export of other nitrogenous fertilizers 0.74 t (2017) +25%

Value 0.74 t (2017)

Change since 2002 +25.4%

Export value of other nitrogenous fertilizers 9.31 k$ (2017) +377%

Value 9.31 k$ (2017)

Change since 2002 +377.4%

Import of other nitrogenous fertilizers 280 t (2024) -58%

Value 280 t (2024)

Change since 2002 -58.0%

Import value of other nitrogenous fertilizers 265 k$ (2024) -7%

Value 265 k$ (2024)

Change since 2002 -7.1%

Import value of urea and ammonium nitrate solutions 210 $ (2024) -80%

Value 210 $ (2024)

Change since 2003 -80.2%

Import of urea and ammonium nitrate solutions 0.76 t (2024) -52%

Value 0.76 t (2024)

Change since 2003 -52.2%

Import of urea 125 t (2024) +955%

Value 125 t (2024)

Change since 2002 +955.5%

Import value of urea 50.5 k$ (2024) +1890%

Value 50.5 k$ (2024)

Change since 2002 +1890.2%

N lost from croplands through volatilisation 236 t (2023) +164%

Value 236 t (2023)

Change since 1961 +163.6%

N added onto cropland from atmospheric deposition 73.2 t (2023) +57%

Value 73.2 t (2023)

Change since 1961 +57.0%

N added onto cropland from atmospheric deposition, per hectare of cropland 6.66 kg/ha (2023) +28%

Value 6.66 kg/ha (2023)

Change since 1961 +28.5%

N lost from croplands through leaching 158 kg/ha and ton (2023) +164%

Value 158 kg/ha and ton (2023)

Change since 1961 +163.6%

N lost from croplands through leaching, per hectare of cropland 14.3 kg/ha (2023) +116%

Value 14.3 kg/ha (2023)

Change since 1961 +115.7%

N lost from croplands through volatilisation, per hectare of cropland (kg/ha) 21.5 kg/ha (2023) +116%

Value 21.5 kg/ha (2023)

Change since 1961 +115.7%

Amount of N removed from cropland through crop harvesting 590 t (2023) +432%

Value 590 t (2023)

Change since 1961 +432.4%

Amount of N removed from cropland through crop residue 30.1 t (2023) +8%

Value 30.1 t (2023)

Change since 1961 +7.7%

Amount of N removed from cropland through crop harvesting, per hectare of cropland 53.7 kg/ha (2023) +336%

Value 53.7 kg/ha (2023)

Change since 1961 +335.6%

Amount of N removed from cropland through crop residue, per hectare of cropland 2.74 kg/ha (2023) -12%

Value 2.74 kg/ha (2023)

Change since 1961 -11.9%

Nitrogen use efficiency 17.3 % (2014) -5%

Value 17.3 % (2014)

Change since 1961 -4.5%

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from agriculture 10 Gt CO₂e (2023) +0%

Value 10 Gt CO₂e (2023)

Change since 1990 +0.0%

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from agriculture per capita 25 t CO₂e/person (2023) -31%

Value 25 t CO₂e/person (2023)

Change since 1990 -30.9%

Direct N₂O emissions from crop residues, for maize 0.0001 t (2023) —

Value 0.0001 t (2023)

Change since 1961 —

N₂O emissions from burning crop residues, for maize 0 t (2023) —

Value 0 t (2023)

Change since 1961 —

N₂O emissions from burning crop residues, for sugar cane 0.0001 t (2023) —

Value 0.0001 t (2023)

Change since 1966 —

Indirect N₂O emissions from crop residues, for maize 0 t (2023) —

Value 0 t (2023)

Change since 1961 —

N₂O emissions from crop residues, for maize 0.1 t (2023) —

Value 0.1 t (2023)

Change since 1961 —

Amount of N added to cropland through planting seeds 0.764 t (2023) -14%

Value 0.764 t (2023)

Change since 1961 -14.2%

N content from crop residues, for maize 4.96 t (2023) +259%

Value 4.96 t (2023)

Change since 1961 +259.4%

Amount of N added to cropland through planting seeds, per hectare of cropland 0.0695 kg/ha (2023) -30%

Value 0.0695 kg/ha (2023)

Change since 1961 -29.8%

N₂O emissions from all sectors 47.7 Gt CO₂e (2024) +1049%

Value 47.7 Gt CO₂e (2024)

Change since 1850 +1049.0%

Share of global nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions 0.00163 % (2024) -44%

Value 0.00163 % (2024)

Change since 1850 -43.7%

Definition (source: Our World in Data): A dataset describing the global warming response to national emissions CO2, CH4 and N2O from fossil and land use sources during 1851-2024. National CO2 emissions data are collated from the Global Carbon Project (Andrew and Peters, 2025; Friedlingstein et al., 2025). National CH4 and N2O emissions data are collated from PRIMAP-hist (HISTTP) (Gütschow et al., 2024). We construct a time series of cumulative CO2-equivalent emissions for each country, gas, and emissions source (fossil or land use). Emissions of CH4 and N2O emissions are related to cumulative CO2-equivalent emissions using the Global Warming Potential (GWP*) approach, with best-estimates of the coefficients taken from the IPCC AR6 (Forster et al., 2021). Warming in response to cumulative CO2-equivalent emissions is estimated using the transient climate response to cumulative carbon emissions (TCRE) approach, with best-estimate value of TCRE taken from the IPCC AR6 (Forster et al., 2021, Canadell et al., 2021). 'Warming' is specifically the change in global mean surface temperature (GMST). The data files provide emissions, cumulative emissions and the GMST response by country, gas (CO2, CH4, N2O or 3-GHG total) and source (fossil emissions, land use emissions or the total).

Citation: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. “Share of global nitrous oxide emissions” [dataset]. Jones et al., “National contributions to climate change 2025.1” [original data]. Retrieved September 21, 2026 from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260910-011030/grapher/share-nitrous-oxide-emissions.html (archived on September 10, 2026).

N₂O from all sectors per capita single year 0 Mt CO2e/ person (2009) —

Number of Public Policies (All Years) single year 2 policies (2018) —

Number of Public Policies Enacted (by Year) 0 policies (2018) —

Value 0 policies (2018)

Change since 1905 —

Cropland area (hectares) 11,000 ha (2023) +22%

Value 11,000 ha (2023)

Change since 1961 +22.2%

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