Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 2.92 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay is 2.92 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay peaked at 3.32 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4889 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Paraguay 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4956 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4889 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5178 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.63 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6138 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5305 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5282 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6419 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6376 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7092 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8732 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8351 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.05 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1974 | 1.03 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9797 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 1.17 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 1.3 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 1.36 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.43 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1.12 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 1.24 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 1.34 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 1.47 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 1.65 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 1.4 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 1.55 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 1.75 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 1.88 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 1.96 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.35 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 1991 | 1.46 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 1.27 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 1.41 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 1.35 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.34 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.32 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.51 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1998 | 1.42 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.41 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.61 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 1.59 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.58 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.94 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 1.98 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.11 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.16 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.08 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.06 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.13 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 2.92 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.67 kg/ha | -42.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1 kg/ha | +85.7% |
| 2014 | 3.17 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.88 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 2.93 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.25 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 3.32 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.71 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 3.32 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 3.15 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.68 kg/ha | -46.6% |
| 2023 | 2.92 kg/ha | +73.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2.92 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8638 kg/ha, 3.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2.92 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8538 kg/ha, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +85.7% | 1.67 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha |
| 2023 | +73.7% | 1.68 kg/ha | 2.92 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5649 kg/ha | 0.4889 kg/ha | 0.6419 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 kg/ha | 0.7092 kg/ha | 1.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 kg/ha | 1.27 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 kg/ha | 1.58 kg/ha | 2.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 3.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.77 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 3.32 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 13 Turkmenistan 3 kg/ha compare
- 14 Ireland 2.95 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4452 kg/ha compare
- 15 Latvia 2.92 kg/ha compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2374 kg/ha compare
- 17 Suriname 2.83 kg/ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 0.164 kg/ha compare
- 18 Poland 2.8 kg/ha compare
- 18 Melanesia 0.1306 kg/ha compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.73 kg/ha compare
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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Paraguay was 2.92 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4889 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Paraguay rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Paraguay ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).