Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guatemala
Guatemala: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 63.96 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guatemala is 63.96 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guatemala peaked at 94.51 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 48.4 %, in 1994.
Guatemala ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.7 % | — |
| 1962 | 73.26 % | +16.8% |
| 1963 | 76.89 % | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 88.43 % | +15.0% |
| 1965 | 94.51 % | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 77.77 % | -17.7% |
| 1967 | 78.89 % | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 69.24 % | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 75.35 % | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 60.81 % | -19.3% |
| 1971 | 74.74 % | +22.9% |
| 1972 | 73.97 % | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 72.36 % | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 78.26 % | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 80.08 % | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 74.95 % | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 77.66 % | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 75.55 % | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 72.28 % | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 78.52 % | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 80.37 % | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 67.33 % | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 72.75 % | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 62.52 % | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 61.59 % | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 53.18 % | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 51.78 % | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 63.08 % | +21.8% |
| 1989 | 53.46 % | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 59.43 % | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 54.05 % | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 56.1 % | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 51.72 % | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 48.4 % | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 52.96 % | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 54.64 % | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 54.76 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 59.97 % | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 54.22 % | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 52.64 % | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 56.38 % | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 63.48 % | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 57.77 % | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 56.3 % | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 55.91 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 50.3 % | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 63.01 % | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 69.99 % | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 66 % | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 63.7 % | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 56.14 % | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 58.88 % | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 56.16 % | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 66.03 % | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 69.61 % | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 72.96 % | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 60.28 % | -17.4% |
| 2018 | 58.71 % | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 64.1 % | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 53.89 % | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 58.39 % | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 65.03 % | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 63.96 % | -1.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 63.96 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 63.96 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.45 % | 62.7 % | 94.51 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.06 % | 60.81 % | 80.08 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.46 % | 51.78 % | 80.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.63 % | 48.4 % | 59.97 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.18 % | 50.3 % | 69.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.66 % | 56.14 % | 72.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.32 % | 53.89 % | 65.03 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guatemala?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Guatemala was 63.96 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 94.51 % in 1965.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4 % in 1994.
- How does Guatemala rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Guatemala ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 (%).