Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 35,272 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in El Salvador stood at 35,272 t.
The figure is up 51.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in El Salvador peaked at 65,852 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 10,311 t, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 101st of 186 countries on this measure, 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 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,311 t | — |
| 1962 | 11,718 t | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 22,646 t | +93.2% |
| 1964 | 22,302 t | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 10,936 t | -51.0% |
| 1966 | 24,756 t | +126.4% |
| 1967 | 24,523 t | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 29,796 t | +21.5% |
| 1969 | 29,326 t | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 37,594 t | +28.2% |
| 1971 | 52,562 t | +39.8% |
| 1972 | 53,930 t | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 54,921 t | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 46,996 t | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 46,911 t | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 64,615 t | +37.7% |
| 1977 | 62,312 t | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 65,852 t | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 34,772 t | -47.2% |
| 1980 | 34,170 t | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 56,260 t | +64.6% |
| 1982 | 33,971 t | -39.6% |
| 1983 | 45,170 t | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 25,716 t | -43.1% |
| 1985 | 49,058 t | +90.8% |
| 1986 | 39,047 t | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 57,317 t | +46.8% |
| 1988 | 60,767 t | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 48,547 t | -20.1% |
| 1990 | 44,680 t | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 46,466 t | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 39,448 t | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 42,824 t | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 38,022 t | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 28,992 t | -23.7% |
| 1996 | 45,540 t | +57.1% |
| 1997 | 59,730 t | +31.2% |
| 1998 | 45,229 t | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 41,623 t | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 38,311 t | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 37,680 t | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 29,248 t | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 25,934 t | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 32,694 t | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 46,918 t | +43.5% |
| 2006 | 34,389 t | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 41,145 t | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 48,118 t | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 39,995 t | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 50,097 t | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 52,231 t | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 45,812 t | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 41,616 t | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 32,116 t | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 42,303 t | +31.7% |
| 2016 | 31,924 t | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 31,535 t | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 45,585 t | +44.6% |
| 2019 | 26,958 t | -40.9% |
| 2020 | 47,570 t | +76.5% |
| 2021 | 40,302 t | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 23,298 t | -42.2% |
| 2023 | 35,272 t | +51.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 35,272 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,914 t, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 35,272 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,356 t, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,702 t | 10,311 t | 29,796 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,047 t | 34,772 t | 65,852 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 45,002 t | 25,716 t | 60,767 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,256 t | 28,992 t | 59,730 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,443 t | 25,934 t | 48,118 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,018 t | 26,958 t | 52,231 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,610 t | 23,298 t | 47,570 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in El Salvador?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in El Salvador was 35,272 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 65,852 t in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,311 t in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 (%).