Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America
South America: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 60.62 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America is 60.62 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America peaked at 65.8 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.44 kg/ha, in 1961.
South America ranks 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.44 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.71 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1963 | 3.07 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1964 | 3.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.33 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 3.06 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 4.16 kg/ha | +36.0% |
| 1968 | 4.6 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 4.86 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 6.31 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1971 | 6.64 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 8.57 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1973 | 8 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 8.62 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 7.86 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 9.57 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 1977 | 11.42 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 11.14 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 11.53 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 12.2 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 9.76 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 9.29 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 8.81 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 11.84 kg/ha | +34.4% |
| 1985 | 12.44 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 15.13 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1987 | 16.05 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 15.64 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 15.02 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 14.9 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 15 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 15.25 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 17.94 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 20.36 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 20.92 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 23.98 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 25.59 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 25.73 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 26.47 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 28.75 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 28.6 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 30.62 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 35.13 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 37.12 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 31.92 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 33.28 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 40.23 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 36.15 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 32.71 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 37.56 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 43.92 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 41.25 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 45.5 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 47.48 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 40.83 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 46.42 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 50.04 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 50.39 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 52.63 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 59.04 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 65.8 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 61.4 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 60.62 kg/ha | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.48 kg/ha | 2.44 kg/ha | 4.86 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.97 kg/ha | 6.31 kg/ha | 11.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.62 kg/ha | 8.81 kg/ha | 16.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.61 kg/ha | 14.9 kg/ha | 26.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.45 kg/ha | 28.6 kg/ha | 40.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6 kg/ha | 37.56 kg/ha | 52.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.72 kg/ha | 59.04 kg/ha | 65.8 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near South 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 South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 6.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America was 60.62 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does South America rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- South America ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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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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 (%).