Potassium nitrate — Agricultural Use in Paraguay
Paraguay: Potassium nitrate — Agricultural Use was 55 t in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Agricultural Use in Paraguay, 2003–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 55 t for potassium nitrate — agricultural use in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 175.0% on the previous year and up 1,733.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — agricultural use in Paraguay peaked at 55 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 2003.
That places Paraguay 44th out of 77 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Potassium nitrate — Agricultural Use in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 t | — |
| 2006 | 29 t | +866.7% |
| 2007 | 28 t | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 40 t | +42.9% |
| 2009 | 28 t | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 20 t | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 55 t | +175.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 55 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67 t, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 55 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36 t, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6 t | 3 t | 40 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.5 t | 20 t | 55 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % 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 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potassium nitrate — agricultural use in Paraguay?
- Potassium nitrate — agricultural use in Paraguay was 55 t in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — agricultural use recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 55 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — agricultural use recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 2003.
- How does Paraguay rank for potassium nitrate — agricultural use?
- Paraguay ranks 44th out of 77 countries with data for 2011.
- Is potassium nitrate — agricultural use rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,733.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potassium nitrate — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf