Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.39 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.39 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay peaked at 2.34 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4387 kg/ha, in 2009.
That places Paraguay 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.93 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.83 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 1.78 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 2 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 1.98 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.86 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 1.97 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 1.91 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 2.02 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 1.9 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 1.7 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 1.64 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.73 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 1.84 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 1.8 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.85 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.83 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.68 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 1.76 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1.69 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 2.11 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1982 | 1.93 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 1.97 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 2.03 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 2.05 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.9 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 2.21 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1988 | 2.32 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 2.34 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.28 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.25 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.91 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 2.27 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 1.97 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.88 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 1.8 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.64 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 1.46 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 1.39 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.35 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.13 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 1.19 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.05 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7832 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7414 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7564 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7076 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4387 kg/ha | -38.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5531 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6313 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5782 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7945 kg/ha | +37.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6674 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9526 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 2016 | 1.08 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.13 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.17 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.29 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.39 kg/ha | +15.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.39 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.53 kg/ha, 16% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.39 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.97 kg/ha, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 kg/ha | 1.78 kg/ha | 2.02 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.77 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 1.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.05 kg/ha | 1.69 kg/ha | 2.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.955 kg/ha | 0.4387 kg/ha | 1.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8847 kg/ha | 0.5531 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 175 Maldives 1.64 kg/ha compare
- 176 Uruguay 1.63 kg/ha compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 1.52 kg/ha compare
- 179 New Caledonia 1.3 kg/ha compare
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 1.06 kg/ha compare
- 181 Trinidad and Tobago 1 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay was 1.39 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4387 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Paraguay rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Paraguay ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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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 (%).