Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America
Central America: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 46.77 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — 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 46.77 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 32.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America peaked at 48.97 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.86 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Central America 11th out of 29 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.23 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.86 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 6.81 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1964 | 5.87 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 6.14 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 8.19 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 1967 | 9.17 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 12.02 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 1969 | 15.53 kg/ha | +29.2% |
| 1970 | 16.6 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 17.01 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 20.21 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 22.69 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 23.62 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 27.78 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 33.2 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 31.49 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 28.55 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 32.68 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 32.73 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 40.14 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 1982 | 44.5 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 40.94 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 42.04 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 43.6 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 47.14 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 47.65 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 44.71 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 44.62 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 42.41 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 37.63 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 38.59 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 39 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 36.32 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 32.87 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 35.9 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 37.79 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 40.72 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 40.85 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 43.2 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 38.92 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 31.54 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 31.35 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 28.68 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 34.21 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 31.49 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 32.28 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 27.05 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 31.06 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 32.27 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 41 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 38.98 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 45.57 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 42.22 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 38.39 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 45.96 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 46.86 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 47 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 44.18 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 48.97 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 44.96 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 35.2 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 46.77 kg/ha | +32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2 kg/ha | 4.86 kg/ha | 15.53 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.38 kg/ha | 16.6 kg/ha | 33.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.81 kg/ha | 32.73 kg/ha | 47.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.21 kg/ha | 32.87 kg/ha | 42.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.98 kg/ha | 27.05 kg/ha | 43.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.24 kg/ha | 32.27 kg/ha | 47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.98 kg/ha | 35.2 kg/ha | 48.97 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 275.81 kg/ha compare
- 9 Belgium 224.74 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19.21 kg/ha compare
- 10 Djibouti 210.5 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 11.76 kg/ha compare
- 11 Qatar 204.72 kg/ha compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 10.19 kg/ha compare
- 12 Barbados 201.71 kg/ha compare
- 12 Cabo Verde 40.5 kg/ha compare
- 13 Suriname 191.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4255 kg/ha compare
- 14 Ireland 187.39 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 51,053 m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 15.65 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Central America was 46.77 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 48.97 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.86 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Central America rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Central America ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).