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

Guyana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 19.26 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19.26 kg/cap
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
37th
of 212 countries
All-time high
26.47 kg/cap
in 2019
All-time low
5.5 kg/cap
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

510152025196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Guyana stood at 19.26 kg/cap.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Guyana peaked at 26.47 kg/cap in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5 kg/cap, in 1980.

Guyana ranks 37th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.54 kg/cap 7.28 kg/cap 9.83 kg/cap 9
1970s 10.92 kg/cap 6.68 kg/cap 15.26 kg/cap 10
1980s 12.02 kg/cap 5.5 kg/cap 16.2 kg/cap 10
1990s 15.29 kg/cap 10.67 kg/cap 20.31 kg/cap 10
2000s 14.48 kg/cap 8.12 kg/cap 25.07 kg/cap 10
2010s 18.54 kg/cap 8.54 kg/cap 26.47 kg/cap 10
2020s 19.69 kg/cap 16.25 kg/cap 24.77 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 34 Suriname 20.1 kg/cap compare
  2. 35 Greece 19.49 kg/cap compare
  3. 36 Slovakia 19.45 kg/cap compare
  4. 38 Republic of Moldova 18.85 kg/cap compare
  5. 39 Spain 18.2 kg/cap compare
  6. 40 Czechoslovakia 17.93 kg/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Guyana?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Guyana was 19.26 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 Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 26.47 kg/cap in 2019.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5 kg/cap in 1980.
How does Guyana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Guyana ranks 37th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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