Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Senegal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.0005 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 84.7% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Senegal peaked at 0.0031 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 tonnes per person, in 2007.
That places Senegal 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +37.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +62.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -36.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +38.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -47.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +129.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +60.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +40.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -60.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +50.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +85.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +46.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -39.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -87.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +878.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +43.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -28.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +51.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +44.7% |
| 2021 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -64.2% |
| 2022 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +198.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -84.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0005 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0005 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +878.7% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 2022 | +198.8% | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Senegal?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Senegal was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2007.
- How does Senegal rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.