Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Togo
Togo: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Togo, 1969–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 185.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Togo peaked at 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2006.
Togo ranks 81st of 195 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Togo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0014 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.0039 tonnes per square kilometre | +184.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0149 tonnes per square kilometre | +211.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0156 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0174 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0064 tonnes per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 1978 | 0.014 tonnes per square kilometre | +117.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0294 tonnes per square kilometre | +110.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0164 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0154 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0183 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0223 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0478 tonnes per square kilometre | +114.7% |
| 1985 | 0.068 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0735 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0791 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0956 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1195 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0919 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1009 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1093 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0872 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.095 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1079 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1486 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1105 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1213 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1563 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1648 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1691 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.108 tonnes per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1211 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0813 tonnes per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 tonnes per square kilometre | -86.6% |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.1696 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0.2448 tonnes per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1261 tonnes per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1709 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0319 tonnes per square kilometre | -81.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0179 tonnes per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2016 | 0.227 tonnes per square kilometre | +1166.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0785 tonnes per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3807 tonnes per square kilometre | +384.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0644 tonnes per square kilometre | -83.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0644 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0194 tonnes per square kilometre | -69.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4353 tonnes per square kilometre | +2148.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2311 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0709 tonnes per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +2148.2% | 0.0194 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4353 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +1166.2% | 0.0179 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.227 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +384.9% | 0.0785 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3807 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0014 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0014 tonnes per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0115 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0036 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0294 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0556 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0154 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1195 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1129 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0872 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1563 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0655 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1691 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1512 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0179 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3807 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2518 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0194 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 78 Morocco 0.512 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 79 Saint Lucia 0.5098 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 80 Nicaragua 0.4896 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 82 Benin 0.4868 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 83 Ethiopia 0.4849 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4782 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Togo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5561 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Togo?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Togo was 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Togo rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Togo ranks 81st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.