Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0012 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0012 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0026 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 tonnes per person, in 1992.
That places Guinea-Bissau 131st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +206.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -70.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +338.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -87.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +1358.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -83.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +47.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -41.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +129.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -44.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -63.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +96.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +390.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +59.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -50.2% |
| 2008 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +35.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +82.4% |
| 2011 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +41.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0012 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0012 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +1358.4% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | +390.1% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
| 1978 | +338.4% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More agriculture & rural data for Guinea-Bissau
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4063 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 456.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5335 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 40.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 31.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0012 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 1992.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 131st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.