Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Chile
Chile: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 33.01 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Chile stood at 33.01 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Chile peaked at 78.68 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26.44 %, in 1999.
That places Chile 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.68 % | — |
| 1962 | 75.97 % | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 77.18 % | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 77.44 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 73.69 % | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 75.8 % | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 73.06 % | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 78.4 % | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 62.62 % | -20.1% |
| 1970 | 67.51 % | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 64.9 % | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 59.84 % | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 42.79 % | -28.5% |
| 1974 | 54.83 % | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 65.69 % | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 56.26 % | -14.4% |
| 1977 | 76.03 % | +35.2% |
| 1978 | 54.66 % | -28.1% |
| 1979 | 59.29 % | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 57.18 % | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 54.75 % | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 52.17 % | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 44.73 % | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 51.14 % | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 49.35 % | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 47.53 % | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 47.51 % | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 46.44 % | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 48.32 % | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 44.06 % | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 44.59 % | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 42.73 % | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 35.64 % | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 34.05 % | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 32.96 % | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 29.73 % | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 33.08 % | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 34.42 % | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 26.44 % | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 30.59 % | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 34.78 % | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 37.22 % | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 36.11 % | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 34.77 % | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 38.08 % | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 35.6 % | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 28.73 % | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 31.06 % | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 32.36 % | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 36.35 % | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 39.64 % | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 35.42 % | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 40.54 % | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 37.5 % | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 37.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.79 % | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 40.89 % | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 43.1 % | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 38.47 % | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 33.84 % | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 35.33 % | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 40.75 % | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 33.01 % | -19.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 33.01 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.97 %, 81% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 33.01 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.76 % | 62.62 % | 78.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.18 % | 42.79 % | 76.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.91 % | 44.73 % | 57.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.77 % | 26.44 % | 44.59 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.93 % | 28.73 % | 38.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.21 % | 35.42 % | 43.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.73 % | 33.01 % | 40.75 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Chile?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Chile was 33.01 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 78.68 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.44 % in 1999.
- How does Chile rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Chile ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).