Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Brazil
Brazil: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 87.4 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 87.4 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Brazil peaked at 89.98 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.38 kg/ha, in 1964.
Brazil ranks 33rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.58 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.42 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 1.76 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1964 | 1.38 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 1965 | 1.89 kg/ha | +36.8% |
| 1966 | 1.88 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.77 kg/ha | +47.3% |
| 1968 | 3.7 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 1969 | 4.15 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 6.9 kg/ha | +66.3% |
| 1971 | 6.7 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 9.6 kg/ha | +43.3% |
| 1973 | 7.86 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 8.54 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 8.66 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 9.88 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 12.99 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 1978 | 12.26 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 12.78 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 13.89 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 10.19 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1982 | 9.64 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 8.37 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 11.82 kg/ha | +41.1% |
| 1985 | 11.95 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 14.35 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 14.3 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 12.43 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1989 | 12.51 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 12.7 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 13.54 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 13.99 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 18.43 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 21.42 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 20.57 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 22.03 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 24.88 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 26.26 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 27.81 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 30.06 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 27.16 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 30.38 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 36.79 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 38.98 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 33.99 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 34.48 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 45.34 kg/ha | +31.5% |
| 2008 | 41.14 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 36.03 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 42.7 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 54.05 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 50.4 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 57.06 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 60.28 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 50.26 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 56.9 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 63.29 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 64.32 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 66.99 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 79.2 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 89.98 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 88.48 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 87.4 kg/ha | -1.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 87.4 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 87.4 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.13 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.28 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 4.15 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.62 kg/ha | 6.7 kg/ha | 12.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.95 kg/ha | 8.37 kg/ha | 14.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.16 kg/ha | 12.7 kg/ha | 27.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.44 kg/ha | 27.16 kg/ha | 45.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.63 kg/ha | 42.7 kg/ha | 66.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.26 kg/ha | 79.2 kg/ha | 89.98 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Brazil?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Brazil was 87.4 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 89.98 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Brazil rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Brazil ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).