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Nitrogen Data Profile

144 Indicators 10 Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations 5 Data Sources
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Socio-economic Information

21.9M
Population
(2025)
28.9B$
GDP (current US$)
(2025)
1.32k$
GDP per capita (current US$)
(2025)
0.1%
Cropland Area (% of land area)
(2023)
3,839,000 ha
Cropland Area
(2023)
4.1%
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (% of GDP)
(2025)

N₂O Emissions by Sector

Indicators

Excess nitrogen per hectare of cropland single year 3.92 kg per hectare (2009)
Excess nitrogen from croplands single year 4.48 kt (2009)
Share of global excess nitrogen from croplands single year 0.006 % (2009)
Value 109 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1790.1%
Value 28.4 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +1158.9%
Which countries overapplied nitrogen without gains in crop yields? single year 43.6 % (2020)
Value 0.75 kg/person (2023)
Change since 1961 +74.4%
Value 0 t (2020)
Change since 2000 -100.0%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2013
Value 77.3 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +1831.0%
Total nitrogen inputs to crops single year 18.4 kt (2009)
Nitrogen inputs per hectare of cropland single year 16.2 kg/ha (2009)
Value 60.5 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +2834.5%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 1970 -100.0%
Value 246 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +4556.1%
Value 13.8 kt (2023)
Change since 1977 +6779.0%
Value 11.2 kg/ person (2023)
Change since 1961 +591.4%
Value 232 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +4295.6%
Value 60.4 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +2819.3%
Value 56.7 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +3403.9%
Value 26.3 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +814.1%
Value 6.84 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +508.8%
Value 53.4 g per $ (2023)
Change since 1961 +375.8%
Value 192 t (2020)
Change since 2000 +2296.7%
Value 0.7 t (2022)
Change since 2004 +311.8%
Value 4.03 k$ (2022)
Change since 2004 +1392.6%
Value 62.9 t (2023)
Change since 2002 +102.9%
Value 62 k$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +151.4%
Value 60.2 kt (2011)
Change since 2002 +1001.2%
Value 3.24 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +390.3%
Value 3.27 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +1382.3%
Value 131 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +2026.4%
Value 104 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +6374.4%
Value 11.4 kt (2011)
Change since 2002 +101.2%
Value 55 t (2023)
Change since 2002 +57.1%
Value 40.9 k$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +452.2%
Value 71.4 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +677.5%
Value 36.8 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +1264.3%
Value 2.4 kt (2011)
Change since 2002 -4.3%
Value 20.4 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +136059.6%
Value 20.8 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +1100170.4%
Value 125 t (2023)
Change since 2002 -95.2%
Value 148 k$ (2023)
Change since 2002 -74.6%
Value 218 kt N (2023)
Change since 1961 +5160.7%
Value 269 t (2023)
Change since 2002 +44745.0%
Value 603 k$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +231734.6%
Value 102 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +832.7%
Value 87.6 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +1930.1%
Value 199 kt (2021)
Change since 2002 +164.8%
Value 40.8 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +58764.4%
Value 40.8 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +58764.4%
Value 55.2 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 -22.5%
Value 44.4 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +141.7%
Value 5.14 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +852.8%
Value 5.84 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +3660.6%
Value 152 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +2118.5%
Value 106 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +4274.1%
Value 189 kt (2021)
Change since 2002 +252.9%
Value 92 t (2010)
Change since 2002 +240.7%
Value 34 t (2020)
Change since 2005 +163.4%
Value 5.74 k$ (2020)
Change since 2005 -2.0%
Value 658 k$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +4311.6%
Value 735 t (2023)
Change since 2002 +1393.0%
Value 325 t (2023)
Change since 2002 +153.7%
Value 329 k$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +737.0%
Value 288 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +414.4%
Value 219 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +1659.6%
Value 77.5 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +3068.9%
Value 23.7 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +156.7%
Value 6.16 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +70.9%
Value 28,460 kg/ha and ton (2023)
Change since 1961 +2481.4%
Value 7.41 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +1619.2%
Value 20.2 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +2010.6%
Value 142 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +946.7%
Value 51.4 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +662.3%
Value 37.1 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +597.2%
Value 13.4 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +407.8%
Value 48.6 % (2014)
Change since 1961 -37.7%
Value 4.28 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +166.0%
Value 11,300 Gt CO₂e (2023)
Change since 1990 +23.2%
Value 545 t CO₂e/person (2023)
Change since 1990 -53.7%
Value 0.0006 t (2023)
Change since 1982 +50.0%
Value 0.0225 t (2023)
Change since 1991 +492.1%
Value 0.476 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +274.6%
Value 0.0088 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -33.8%
Value 0.0019 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1800.0%
Value 0.0225 t (2023)
Change since 1968 +11150.0%
Value 0.003 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -80.3%
Value 0.216 t (2023)
Change since 1973 +215800.0%
Value 0.0534 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +53300.0%
Value 0.0993 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +89.1%
Value 0.002 t (2023)
Change since 1966
Value 0.0019 t (2023)
Change since 1961
Value 0.001 t (2023)
Change since 1961
Value 0.0001 t (2023)
Change since 1982 +0.0%
Value 0.0051 t (2023)
Change since 1991 +466.7%
Value 0.107 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +274.5%
Value 0.002 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -33.3%
Value 0.0004 t (2023)
Change since 1961
Value 0.0051 t (2023)
Change since 1968
Value 0.0007 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -79.4%
Value 0.0486 t (2023)
Change since 1973
Value 0.012 t (2023)
Change since 1961
Value 0.8 t (2023)
Change since 1982 +60.0%
Value 27.6 t (2023)
Change since 1991 +500.0%
Value 583 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +274.6%
Value 10.7 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -34.4%
Value 2.3 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1050.0%
Value 27.5 t (2023)
Change since 1968 +13650.0%
Value 3.6 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -80.6%
Value 264 t (2023)
Change since 1973 +264400.0%
Value 65.4 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +32600.0%
Value 3.43 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +118.2%
Value 39.8 t (2023)
Change since 1982 +40.1%
Value 1.43 kt (2023)
Change since 1991 +494.5%
Value 30.3 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +274.5%
Value 557 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -34.1%
Value 557 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -34.1%
Value 122 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1203.3%
Value 1.43 kt (2023)
Change since 1968 +13180.5%
Value 188 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -80.5%
Value 13.7 kt (2023)
Change since 1973 +355231.7%
Value 3.4 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +39393.5%
Value 0.894 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +45.4%
Value 8.67 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +241.2%
Value 36.7 % change (2024)
Change since 1991 +275.7%
Value 14,233 Gt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1850 +3170.9%
Value 0.485 % (2024)
Change since 1850 +60.2%
N₂O from all sectors per capita single year 0.006 Mt CO2e/ person (2009)
Value 250 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +321.8%
Value 101 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +614.1%
Value 39.4 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +93.1%
Value 3.23 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +312.1%
Value 589 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +45192.3%
Value 27.8 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +334.4%
Value 155 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +226.7%
Value 21.9 M (2025)
Change since 1960 +594.9%
Value 28.9 B$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +4033.1%
Value 1.32 k$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +494.8%
Value 0.0525 % of land area (2023)
Change since 1961 +387.5%
Number of Public Policies (All Years) single year 10 policies (2018)
Value 0 policies (2018)
Change since 1905
Value 4.11 % of GDP (2025)
Change since 1960 -64.2%
Value 3,839,000 ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +50.1%

Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations

All policies are sourced from the INMS International Policy Database Visit Database