Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America
Central America: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 58.66 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 58.66 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America peaked at 60.96 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.45 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Central America 9th out of 38 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.85 kg/ha | 6.45 kg/ha | 19.11 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.92 kg/ha | 20.84 kg/ha | 36.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.76 kg/ha | 38.27 kg/ha | 52.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.94 kg/ha | 39.2 kg/ha | 48.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.11 kg/ha | 36.05 kg/ha | 48.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.76 kg/ha | 41.08 kg/ha | 60.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.52 kg/ha | 47.53 kg/ha | 59.88 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 191.49 kg/ha compare
- 7 Suriname 185.82 kg/ha compare
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 182 kg/ha compare
- 9 Kuwait 172.32 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 169.31 kg/ha compare
- 11 China, Taiwan Province of 159.63 kg/ha compare
- 12 Belgium 148.86 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 54.58 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America was 58.66 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 60.96 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.45 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Central America ranks 9th out of 38 regions with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).