Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Seychelles
Seychelles: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled was 40 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Seychelles, 1982–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 40 tonnes for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of up 37.9% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Seychelles peaked at 859 tonnes in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3 tonnes, in 2004.
That places Seychelles 185th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 859 tonnes | — |
| 1983 | 338 tonnes | -60.7% |
| 1999 | 10 tonnes | -97.0% |
| 2000 | 15 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 8 tonnes | -46.7% |
| 2002 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 tonnes | -62.5% |
| 2005 | 10 tonnes | +233.3% |
| 2006 | 4 tonnes | -60.0% |
| 2007 | 25 tonnes | +525.0% |
| 2008 | 14 tonnes | -44.0% |
| 2009 | 24 tonnes | +71.4% |
| 2010 | 10 tonnes | -58.3% |
| 2011 | 30 tonnes | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 39 tonnes | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 26 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 37 tonnes | +42.3% |
| 2015 | 58 tonnes | +56.8% |
| 2016 | 47 tonnes | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 50 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 47 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 64 tonnes | +36.2% |
| 2020 | 46 tonnes | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 46 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29 tonnes | -37.0% |
| 2023 | 40 tonnes | +37.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +525.0% | 4 tonnes | 25 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 598.5 tonnes | 338 tonnes | 859 tonnes | 2 |
| 1990s | 10 tonnes | 10 tonnes | 10 tonnes | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.9 tonnes | 3 tonnes | 25 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8 tonnes | 10 tonnes | 64 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.25 tonnes | 29 tonnes | 46 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More agriculture & rural data for Seychelles
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 506.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5452 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Seychelles?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Seychelles was 40 tonnes in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 859 tonnes in 1982.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 tonnes in 2004.
- How does Seychelles rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Seychelles ranks 185th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.