Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 4.67 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in El Salvador is 4.67 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in El Salvador peaked at 19.16 kg/cap in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.12 kg/cap, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.2 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 5.6 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 9.71 kg/cap | +73.4% |
| 1964 | 9.89 kg/cap | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 6.75 kg/cap | -31.7% |
| 1966 | 10.61 kg/cap | +57.2% |
| 1967 | 8.64 kg/cap | -18.6% |
| 1968 | 9.77 kg/cap | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 9.79 kg/cap | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 12.27 kg/cap | +25.3% |
| 1971 | 16.77 kg/cap | +36.7% |
| 1972 | 16.9 kg/cap | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 17.27 kg/cap | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 15.51 kg/cap | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 15.77 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 18.31 kg/cap | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 17.93 kg/cap | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 19.16 kg/cap | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 11.29 kg/cap | -41.1% |
| 1980 | 10.49 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 14.55 kg/cap | +38.7% |
| 1982 | 9.56 kg/cap | -34.3% |
| 1983 | 12.61 kg/cap | +31.9% |
| 1984 | 8.3 kg/cap | -34.2% |
| 1985 | 12.49 kg/cap | +50.5% |
| 1986 | 9.84 kg/cap | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 12.66 kg/cap | +28.7% |
| 1988 | 13.05 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 10.6 kg/cap | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 9.76 kg/cap | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 10.08 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 9.61 kg/cap | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 9.31 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 8.05 kg/cap | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 7.27 kg/cap | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 10.34 kg/cap | +42.2% |
| 1997 | 12.34 kg/cap | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 9.69 kg/cap | -21.5% |
| 1999 | 9.61 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 8.15 kg/cap | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 8.09 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.76 kg/cap | -28.8% |
| 2003 | 6.08 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 7.82 kg/cap | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 11.36 kg/cap | +45.3% |
| 2006 | 8.72 kg/cap | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 10.8 kg/cap | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 12.32 kg/cap | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 10.79 kg/cap | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 12.14 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 13.57 kg/cap | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 11.63 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 11.27 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.05 kg/cap | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 9.39 kg/cap | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 7.64 kg/cap | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 5.52 kg/cap | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 8.73 kg/cap | +58.2% |
| 2019 | 4.04 kg/cap | -53.7% |
| 2020 | 6.49 kg/cap | +60.6% |
| 2021 | 8.34 kg/cap | +28.5% |
| 2022 | 3.12 kg/cap | -62.6% |
| 2023 | 5.91 kg/cap | +89.4% |
| 2024 | 4.67 kg/cap | -21.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.67 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.87 kg/cap, 80% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.67 kg/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.95 kg/cap, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.33 kg/cap | 4.2 kg/cap | 10.61 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.12 kg/cap | 11.29 kg/cap | 19.16 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.42 kg/cap | 8.3 kg/cap | 14.55 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.61 kg/cap | 7.27 kg/cap | 12.34 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.99 kg/cap | 5.76 kg/cap | 12.32 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2 kg/cap | 4.04 kg/cap | 13.57 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.71 kg/cap | 3.12 kg/cap | 8.34 kg/cap | 5 |
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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 nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in El Salvador?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in El Salvador was 4.67 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.16 kg/cap in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 kg/cap in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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