Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
113th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3596 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0407 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe stood at 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3596 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1962.
Zimbabwe ranks 113th 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 square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0477 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0407 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0416 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0956 tonnes per square kilometre | +129.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0982 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0944 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.106 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0995 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1112 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1267 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1835 tonnes per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1551 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1809 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1939 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1939 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1551 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1163 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1429 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1527 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2533 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2274 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2102 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1856 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2404 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2117 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1898 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2279 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2126 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2455 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2322 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1489 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2123 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2401 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1965 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.243 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 0.243 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2456 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2585 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2259 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.212 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1829 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2003 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1334 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1251 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1565 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1484 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1255 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.171 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1822 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.154 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.106 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1339 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1292 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1101 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1502 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 0.168 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1295 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1295 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2062 tonnes per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3596 tonnes per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2771 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2311 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0709 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +129.8% | 0.0416 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0956 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0817 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0407 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1112 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1601 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1163 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1939 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2199 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1856 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2533 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2266 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1489 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2585 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1681 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1251 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2259 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1393 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.106 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1822 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2732 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2062 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3596 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 110 Bermuda 0.2593 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 111 Fiji 0.2549 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2513 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 114 Burkina Faso 0.2377 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 115 Tanzania 0.2124 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1809 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3596 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 tonnes per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 113th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.