Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 64,418 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Ecuador is 64,418 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Ecuador peaked at 226,367 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,617 t, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 93rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,617 t | — |
| 1962 | 6,136 t | +32.9% |
| 1963 | 7,787 t | +26.9% |
| 1964 | 4,960 t | -36.3% |
| 1965 | 4,894 t | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 6,689 t | +36.7% |
| 1967 | 26,928 t | +302.6% |
| 1968 | 36,522 t | +35.6% |
| 1969 | 21,407 t | -41.4% |
| 1970 | 18,011 t | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 8,600 t | -52.3% |
| 1972 | 20,000 t | +132.6% |
| 1973 | 28,700 t | +43.5% |
| 1974 | 22,138 t | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 13,549 t | -38.8% |
| 1976 | 49,500 t | +265.3% |
| 1977 | 58,259 t | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 40,367 t | -30.7% |
| 1979 | 43,332 t | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 40,700 t | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 34,800 t | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 33,200 t | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 47,000 t | +41.6% |
| 1984 | 43,000 t | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 43,238 t | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 31,077 t | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 27,748 t | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 32,001 t | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 45,803 t | +43.1% |
| 1990 | 39,421 t | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 44,700 t | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 42,700 t | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 49,000 t | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 48,000 t | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 56,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 65,000 t | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 90,600 t | +39.4% |
| 1998 | 88,100 t | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 69,800 t | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 71,600 t | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 226,367 t | +216.2% |
| 2002 | 132,311 t | -41.6% |
| 2003 | 119,857 t | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 135,632 t | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 116,291 t | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 126,268 t | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 118,168 t | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 156,382 t | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 151,261 t | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 159,096 t | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 178,586 t | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 172,934 t | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 161,466 t | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 173,443 t | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 138,617 t | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 196,435 t | +41.7% |
| 2017 | 200,593 t | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 219,923 t | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 208,212 t | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 208,212 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 208,212 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 162,290 t | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 83,227 t | -48.7% |
| 2024 | 64,418 t | -22.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 64,418 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,800 t, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 64,418 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,010 t, 4.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +302.6% | 6,689 t | 26,928 t |
| 1976 | +265.3% | 13,549 t | 49,500 t |
| 2001 | +216.2% | 71,600 t | 226,367 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,327 t | 4,617 t | 36,522 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,246 t | 8,600 t | 58,259 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,857 t | 27,748 t | 47,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,332 t | 39,421 t | 90,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 135,414 t | 71,600 t | 226,367 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,930 t | 138,617 t | 219,923 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 145,272 t | 64,418 t | 208,212 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 90 Kazakhstan 70,400 t compare
- 91 Algeria 70,200 t compare
- 92 Tunisia 69,734 t compare
- 94 Côte d'Ivoire 57,300 t compare
- 95 Republic of Moldova 57,224 t compare
- 96 Burkina Faso 55,177 t compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 0.9423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 770.86 (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 18.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Ecuador?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Ecuador was 64,418 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 226,367 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,617 t in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Ecuador ranks 93rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.