Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Chile

Chile: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 12.19 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.19 kg/cap
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
60th
of 212 countries
All-time high
16.94 kg/cap
in 2015
All-time low
1.87 kg/cap
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Chile, 1961–2024

051015196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

Chile recorded 12.19 kg/cap for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Chile peaked at 16.94 kg/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.87 kg/cap, in 1961.

Chile ranks 60th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.23 kg/cap 1.87 kg/cap 3.95 kg/cap 9
1970s 4.5 kg/cap 3.37 kg/cap 5.73 kg/cap 10
1980s 7.9 kg/cap 4.06 kg/cap 11.87 kg/cap 10
1990s 13.81 kg/cap 11.52 kg/cap 15.41 kg/cap 10
2000s 13.77 kg/cap 12.02 kg/cap 15.64 kg/cap 10
2010s 14.38 kg/cap 12.56 kg/cap 16.94 kg/cap 10
2020s 12.33 kg/cap 10.06 kg/cap 14.14 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 57 Yugoslav SFR 13.19 kg/cap compare
  2. 58 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.61 kg/cap compare
  3. 59 Malaysia 12.37 kg/cap compare
  4. 61 Guatemala 12.15 kg/cap compare
  5. 62 Slovenia 12.08 kg/cap compare
  6. 63 Cambodia 11.77 kg/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Chile?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Chile was 12.19 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 Chile?
The highest recorded value was 16.94 kg/cap in 2015.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 1.87 kg/cap in 1961.
How does Chile rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Chile ranks 60th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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

Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,850 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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