Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Central America

Central America: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 1.93 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.93 million t
Change on year
up 22.1%
Rank
21st
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.05 million t
in 2020
All-time low
172,493 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Central America, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Central America recorded 1.93 million t for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in 2023.

The figure is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Central America peaked at 2.05 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 172,493 t, in 1961.

That places Central America 21st out of 32 groups 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 312,802 t 172,493 t 500,924 t 9
1970s 766,764 t 524,118 t 948,072 t 10
1980s 1.32 million t 1.00 million t 1.49 million t 10
1990s 1.43 million t 1.29 million t 1.60 million t 10
2000s 1.36 million t 1.23 million t 1.62 million t 10
2010s 1.74 million t 1.38 million t 1.94 million t 10
2020s 1.87 million t 1.58 million t 2.05 million t 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 18 Argentina 1.27 million t compare
  2. 19 Egypt 1.24 million t compare
  3. 20 Ukraine 1.02 million t compare
  4. 21 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 990,792 t compare
  5. 22 Uzbekistan 864,296 t compare
  6. 23 Poland 842,047 t compare
  7. 24 Germany 836,782 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Central America?
Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Central America was 1.93 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 2.05 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 172,493 t in 1961.
How does Central America rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Central America ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).