Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Belize
Belize: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 22.72 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Belize recorded 22.72 kg/cap for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.3% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Belize peaked at 78.45 kg/cap in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.36 kg/cap, in 1964.
Belize ranks 31st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.6 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 3.78 kg/cap | +136.2% |
| 1963 | 3.01 kg/cap | -20.4% |
| 1964 | 1.36 kg/cap | -54.8% |
| 1965 | 2.14 kg/cap | +57.4% |
| 1966 | 1.85 kg/cap | -13.6% |
| 1967 | 4.49 kg/cap | +142.7% |
| 1968 | 6.55 kg/cap | +45.9% |
| 1969 | 9.89 kg/cap | +51.0% |
| 1970 | 12.42 kg/cap | +25.6% |
| 1971 | 3.22 kg/cap | -74.1% |
| 1972 | 5.83 kg/cap | +81.1% |
| 1973 | 5.12 kg/cap | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 4.68 kg/cap | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 6.14 kg/cap | +31.2% |
| 1976 | 2.25 kg/cap | -63.4% |
| 1977 | 1.85 kg/cap | -17.8% |
| 1978 | 5.21 kg/cap | +181.6% |
| 1979 | 5.07 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 5.71 kg/cap | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 3.37 kg/cap | -41.0% |
| 1982 | 2.93 kg/cap | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 4.58 kg/cap | +56.3% |
| 1984 | 5.15 kg/cap | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 6.87 kg/cap | +33.4% |
| 1986 | 8.62 kg/cap | +25.5% |
| 1987 | 8.77 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 10.4 kg/cap | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 10.61 kg/cap | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 8.19 kg/cap | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 8.02 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 7.85 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 7.7 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.03 kg/cap | -21.7% |
| 1995 | 6.37 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 4.75 kg/cap | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 5.98 kg/cap | +25.9% |
| 1998 | 8.61 kg/cap | +44.0% |
| 1999 | 9.85 kg/cap | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 11.79 kg/cap | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 7.65 kg/cap | -35.1% |
| 2002 | 47.42 kg/cap | +519.9% |
| 2003 | 78.45 kg/cap | +65.4% |
| 2004 | 9.55 kg/cap | -87.8% |
| 2005 | 14.69 kg/cap | +53.8% |
| 2006 | 9.94 kg/cap | -32.3% |
| 2007 | 8.76 kg/cap | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 5.48 kg/cap | -37.4% |
| 2009 | 18.74 kg/cap | +242.0% |
| 2010 | 7.12 kg/cap | -62.0% |
| 2011 | 17.42 kg/cap | +144.7% |
| 2012 | 18.23 kg/cap | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 40.06 kg/cap | +119.7% |
| 2014 | 50.97 kg/cap | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 49.4 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 46.09 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 36.38 kg/cap | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 42.45 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 42.87 kg/cap | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 42.57 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 42.95 kg/cap | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 16.78 kg/cap | -60.9% |
| 2023 | 40.79 kg/cap | +143.1% |
| 2024 | 22.72 kg/cap | -44.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 22.72 kg/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.87 kg/cap, 3.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 22.72 kg/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.95 kg/cap, 4.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +519.9% | 7.65 kg/cap | 47.42 kg/cap |
| 2009 | +242.0% | 5.48 kg/cap | 18.74 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.85 kg/cap | 1.36 kg/cap | 9.89 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.18 kg/cap | 1.85 kg/cap | 12.42 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7 kg/cap | 2.93 kg/cap | 10.61 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.33 kg/cap | 4.75 kg/cap | 9.85 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.25 kg/cap | 5.48 kg/cap | 78.45 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1 kg/cap | 7.12 kg/cap | 50.97 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.16 kg/cap | 16.78 kg/cap | 42.95 kg/cap | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.287 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.35 % 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 0.0489 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Belize?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Belize was 22.72 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 78.45 kg/cap in 2003.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 kg/cap in 1964.
- How does Belize rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Belize ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf