Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0053 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tunisia stood at 0.0053 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 31.7% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.0097 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Tunisia ranks 90th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +40.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +60.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +44.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +40.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -32.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | -25.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +28.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +64.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0053 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.0053 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0025 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tunisia?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Tunisia was 0.0053 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0097 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 90th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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)
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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.