Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Central America
Central America: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 1.54 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Central America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Central America recorded 1.54 million t for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Central America peaked at 1.68 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 129,490 t, in 1962.
Central America ranks 22nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 216,546 t | 129,490 t | 407,031 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 650,548 t | 417,399 t | 852,442 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 million t | 855,474 t | 1.36 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 million t | 1.08 million t | 1.37 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million t | 922,379 t | 1.44 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million t | 1.09 million t | 1.51 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million t | 1.17 million t | 1.68 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 54.58 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Central America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Central America was 1.54 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,490 t in 1962.
- How does Central America rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Central America ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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. 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 (%).