Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America

Central America: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 17.09 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.09 kg/ha
Change on year
up 8.7%
Rank
10th
of 32 groups
All-time high
17.09 kg/ha
in 2023
All-time low
4.38 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America, 1961–2023

51015196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Central America recorded 17.09 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America peaked at 17.09 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.38 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Central America 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.05 kg/ha 4.38 kg/ha 5.86 kg/ha 9
1970s 6.46 kg/ha 5.83 kg/ha 7.3 kg/ha 10
1980s 8.61 kg/ha 8.02 kg/ha 9.22 kg/ha 10
1990s 9.67 kg/ha 9.41 kg/ha 10.35 kg/ha 10
2000s 10.85 kg/ha 9.87 kg/ha 11.9 kg/ha 10
2010s 13.08 kg/ha 11.15 kg/ha 15.19 kg/ha 10
2020s 15.79 kg/ha 14.94 kg/ha 17.09 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 7 Czechia 35.56 kg/ha compare
  2. 8 Republic of Korea 34.28 kg/ha compare
  3. 9 Ireland 32.59 kg/ha compare
  4. 10 Bangladesh 32.42 kg/ha compare
  5. 11 Czechoslovakia 28.77 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 Austria 27.79 kg/ha compare
  7. 13 Tajikistan 27.76 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America?
Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America was 17.09 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 17.09 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 4.38 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Central America rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Central America ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).