Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 100.7 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 100.7 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uruguay peaked at 109.39 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.6 kg/ha, in 1961.
Uruguay ranks 25th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.07 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 2.75 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 4.66 kg/ha | +69.7% |
| 1965 | 3.28 kg/ha | -29.6% |
| 1966 | 3 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 2.97 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 5.86 kg/ha | +97.4% |
| 1969 | 5.25 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 6.75 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 1971 | 9.19 kg/ha | +36.0% |
| 1972 | 8.05 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 8.01 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 5.27 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 1975 | 6.05 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 10.01 kg/ha | +65.4% |
| 1977 | 10.2 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 8.47 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 13.18 kg/ha | +55.6% |
| 1980 | 13.11 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 12.81 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 14.3 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 10.74 kg/ha | -24.9% |
| 1984 | 12.68 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 11.25 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 8.53 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 1987 | 10.45 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 21.08 kg/ha | +101.8% |
| 1989 | 16.92 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 19.34 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 19.72 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 21.88 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 23.09 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 16.82 kg/ha | -27.2% |
| 1995 | 13.99 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 31.03 kg/ha | +121.8% |
| 1997 | 30.74 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 34.67 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 27.6 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 23.04 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 30.11 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 2002 | 20.81 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 2003 | 39.11 kg/ha | +88.0% |
| 2004 | 44.32 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 41.19 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 48.77 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 47.35 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 36.21 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 33.54 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 46.6 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 2011 | 39.57 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 76.38 kg/ha | +93.0% |
| 2013 | 69.61 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 51.06 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 42.09 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 54.6 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 52.94 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 56.99 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 69.38 kg/ha | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 80.36 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 109.39 kg/ha | +36.1% |
| 2022 | 98.29 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 100.7 kg/ha | +2.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 100.7 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.69 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 100.7 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.13 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.72 kg/ha | 2.6 kg/ha | 5.86 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.52 kg/ha | 5.27 kg/ha | 13.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.19 kg/ha | 8.53 kg/ha | 21.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.89 kg/ha | 13.99 kg/ha | 34.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.44 kg/ha | 20.81 kg/ha | 48.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.92 kg/ha | 39.57 kg/ha | 76.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.18 kg/ha | 80.36 kg/ha | 109.39 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uruguay?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Uruguay was 100.7 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 109.39 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Uruguay rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Uruguay ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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 (%).