Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Chile

Chile: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen was 35,234 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35,234 t
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
50th
of 186 countries
All-time high
40,502 t
in 2015
All-time low
6,271 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Chile, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for leaching — cropland nitrogen in Chile is 35,234 t, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen in Chile peaked at 40,502 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,271 t, in 1961.

That places Chile 50th out of 186 countries 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.

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Leaching — Cropland nitrogen in Chile, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 6,271 t —
1962 6,837 t +9.0%
1963 7,089 t +3.7%
1964 7,742 t +9.2%
1965 8,056 t +4.1%
1966 9,289 t +15.3%
1967 9,384 t +1.0%
1968 9,132 t -2.7%
1969 9,674 t +5.9%
1970 10,306 t +6.5%
1971 11,118 t +7.9%
1972 11,353 t +2.1%
1973 11,874 t +4.6%
1974 10,995 t -7.4%
1975 9,836 t -10.5%
1976 10,910 t +10.9%
1977 9,893 t -9.3%
1978 11,039 t +11.6%
1979 11,801 t +6.9%
1980 11,592 t -1.8%
1981 11,600 t +0.1%
1982 11,730 t +1.1%
1983 12,532 t +6.8%
1984 13,852 t +10.5%
1985 15,336 t +10.7%
1986 18,142 t +18.3%
1987 19,188 t +5.8%
1988 20,069 t +4.6%
1989 20,508 t +2.2%
1990 21,834 t +6.5%
1991 21,683 t -0.7%
1992 23,657 t +9.1%
1993 26,219 t +10.8%
1994 28,536 t +8.8%
1995 31,051 t +8.8%
1996 32,922 t +6.0%
1997 33,226 t +0.9%
1998 32,744 t -1.5%
1999 34,802 t +6.3%
2000 32,931 t -5.4%
2001 33,534 t +1.8%
2002 31,161 t -7.1%
2003 32,191 t +3.3%
2004 37,024 t +15.0%
2005 33,349 t -9.9%
2006 33,884 t +1.6%
2007 34,346 t +1.4%
2008 35,509 t +3.4%
2009 31,190 t -12.2%
2010 36,591 t +17.3%
2011 36,915 t +0.9%
2012 37,861 t +2.6%
2013 38,329 t +1.2%
2014 36,766 t -4.1%
2015 40,502 t +10.2%
2016 35,090 t -13.4%
2017 34,940 t -0.4%
2018 34,230 t -2.0%
2019 34,938 t +2.1%
2020 35,655 t +2.1%
2021 38,155 t +7.0%
2022 31,539 t -17.3%
2023 35,234 t +11.7%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 35,234 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,883 t, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 35,234 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,668 t, 4.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,164 t 6,271 t 9,674 t 9
1970s 10,912 t 9,836 t 11,874 t 10
1980s 15,455 t 11,592 t 20,508 t 10
1990s 28,667 t 21,683 t 34,802 t 10
2000s 33,512 t 31,161 t 37,024 t 10
2010s 36,616 t 34,230 t 40,502 t 10
2020s 35,146 t 31,539 t 38,155 t 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 47 Belgium 38,302 t compare
  2. 48 Czechia 36,972 t compare
  3. 49 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 36,646 t compare
  4. 51 Serbia 34,560 t compare
  5. 52 Guatemala 33,857 t compare
  6. 53 Sudan (former) 33,266 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is leaching — cropland nitrogen in Chile?
Leaching — cropland nitrogen in Chile was 35,234 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 40,502 t in 2015.
What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 6,271 t in 1961.
How does Chile rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen?
Chile ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is leaching — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).