Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Sodium nitrate — Import quantity was 0.35 t in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in El Salvador, 2003–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2015, sodium nitrate — import quantity in El Salvador stood at 0.35 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sodium nitrate — import quantity in El Salvador peaked at 34.86 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.01 t, in 2008.
That places El Salvador 128th out of 158 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.8 t | — |
| 2004 | 34.86 t | +346.9% |
| 2005 | 15.45 t | -55.7% |
| 2006 | 20 t | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 2.78 t | -86.1% |
| 2008 | 0.01 t | -99.6% |
| 2010 | 0.03 t | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 0.37 t | +1133.3% |
| 2015 | 0.35 t | -5.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.35 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.33 t, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.35 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.66 t, 1% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.48 t | 0.01 t | 34.86 t | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.25 t | 0.03 t | 0.37 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 125 Papua New Guinea 0.6 t compare
- 126 Burundi 0.54 t compare
- 127 Antigua and Barbuda 0.51 t compare
- 128 Guyana 0.35 t compare
- 130 Suriname 0.19 t compare
- 131 Solomon Islands 0.17 t compare
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 sodium nitrate — import quantity in El Salvador?
- Sodium nitrate — import quantity in El Salvador was 0.35 t in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 34.86 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest sodium nitrate — import quantity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 t in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for sodium nitrate — import quantity?
- El Salvador ranks 128th out of 158 countries with data for 2015.
- Is sodium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sodium nitrate — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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