Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0059 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Eswatini is 0.0059 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0152 tonnes per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 tonnes per person, in 1996.
Eswatini ranks 86th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -28.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -33.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +136.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | +46.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -56.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -74.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +201.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +36.0% |
| 2018 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0059 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0059 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 5.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +201.4% | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person |
| 1973 | +136.4% | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person |
| 1994 | -74.6% | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 83 Morocco 0.0061 tonnes per person compare
- 84 Zimbabwe 0.0059 tonnes per person compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.0059 tonnes per person compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 0.0058 tonnes per person compare
- 88 Philippines 0.0057 tonnes per person compare
- 89 Sri Lanka 0.0054 tonnes per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Eswatini?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0059 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0152 tonnes per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 tonnes per person in 1996.
- How does Eswatini rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 86th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.