Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 8.92 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in El Salvador is 8.92 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.1% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in El Salvador peaked at 16.25 kg/ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 5.96 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.96 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.68 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1963 | 8.73 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 1964 | 8.85 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 7.51 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 9.9 kg/ha | +31.8% |
| 1967 | 9.07 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 9.76 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 10.11 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 11.79 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1971 | 13.82 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 14.21 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 14.65 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 13.82 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 13.84 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 15.88 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 16.07 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 16.25 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 11.28 kg/ha | -30.6% |
| 1980 | 10.49 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 12.98 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 10.08 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 1983 | 11.73 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 9.29 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 12.18 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1986 | 10.32 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 12.42 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1988 | 12.39 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 10.63 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 10.39 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 10.61 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 10.18 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 10.12 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 8.98 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 7.99 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 11.12 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 1997 | 12.66 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 10.58 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 10.01 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 9.32 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 9.51 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.37 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 8.46 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.34 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 12.67 kg/ha | +35.6% |
| 2006 | 10.98 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 12.38 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 13.5 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 11.91 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 12.6 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 14.12 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 12.42 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 11.47 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 9.28 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 9.98 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 8.57 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 7.4 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 10.63 kg/ha | +43.7% |
| 2019 | 7.18 kg/ha | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 9.28 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 10.67 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 6.85 kg/ha | -35.8% |
| 2023 | 8.92 kg/ha | +30.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 8.92 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.67 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 8.92 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.61 kg/ha, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.51 kg/ha | 5.96 kg/ha | 10.11 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.16 kg/ha | 11.28 kg/ha | 16.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.25 kg/ha | 9.29 kg/ha | 12.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.26 kg/ha | 7.99 kg/ha | 12.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.64 kg/ha | 8.37 kg/ha | 13.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.37 kg/ha | 7.18 kg/ha | 14.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.93 kg/ha | 6.85 kg/ha | 10.67 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in El Salvador?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in El Salvador was 8.92 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 16.25 kg/ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.96 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).