Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Brazil
Brazil: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 7.01 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.01 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Brazil peaked at 7.01 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50,284 t, in 1962.
Brazil ranks 5th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55,064 t | — |
| 1962 | 50,284 t | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 62,061 t | +23.4% |
| 1964 | 50,808 t | -18.1% |
| 1965 | 70,569 t | +38.9% |
| 1966 | 71,134 t | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 106,382 t | +49.6% |
| 1968 | 144,320 t | +35.7% |
| 1969 | 164,430 t | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 278,595 t | +69.4% |
| 1971 | 278,281 t | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 411,642 t | +47.9% |
| 1973 | 347,591 t | -15.6% |
| 1974 | 389,183 t | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 406,234 t | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 498,272 t | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 700,480 t | +40.6% |
| 1978 | 702,243 t | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 778,653 t | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 905,460 t | +16.3% |
| 1981 | 667,840 t | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 642,300 t | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 568,049 t | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 812,880 t | +43.1% |
| 1985 | 834,100 t | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 980,900 t | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 957,900 t | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 814,952 t | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 802,500 t | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 796,600 t | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 830,800 t | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 841,300 t | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million t | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 1.22 million t | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 1.14 million t | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.25 million t | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 1.44 million t | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 1.55 million t | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 1.66 million t | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 1.67 million t | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.64 million t | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.98 million t | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 2.28 million t | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 2.61 million t | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 2.20 million t | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 2.35 million t | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 3.09 million t | +31.9% |
| 2008 | 2.82 million t | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 2.43 million t | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 3.09 million t | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 3.82 million t | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 3.46 million t | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 4.07 million t | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 4.53 million t | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 3.50 million t | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 3.63 million t | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.56 million t | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 4.59 million t | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.91 million t | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 5.91 million t | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 6.70 million t | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 6.78 million t | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 6.40 million t | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 7.01 million t | +9.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.01 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,800 t, 167.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 7.01 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,010 t, 437.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86,117 t | 50,284 t | 164,430 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 479,117 t | 278,281 t | 778,653 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 798,688 t | 568,049 t | 980,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 million t | 796,600 t | 1.66 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.31 million t | 1.64 million t | 3.09 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 million t | 3.09 million t | 4.91 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.56 million t | 5.91 million t | 7.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 75.02 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Brazil?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Brazil was 7.01 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.01 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,284 t in 1962.
- How does Brazil rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.