Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Montenegro
Montenegro: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0021 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Montenegro is 0.0021 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 28.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Montenegro peaked at 0.0028 tonnes per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 tonnes per person, in 2022.
That places Montenegro 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.0021 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0063 tonnes per person, 33% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.0021 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0164 tonnes per person, 13% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More agriculture & rural data for Montenegro
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 498.87 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.256 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3439 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Montenegro?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Montenegro was 0.0021 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0028 tonnes per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Montenegro ranks 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.