Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0024 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.0024 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.0053 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 tonnes per person, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 116th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +55.3% |
| 2014 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +84.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +125.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +101.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -53.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0024 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 tonnes per person, 2.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0024 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Sudan?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Sudan was 0.0024 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.