Urea — Agricultural Use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Urea — Agricultural Use was 22 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Urea — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urea — agricultural use in El Salvador is 22 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in El Salvador peaked at 68,552 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22 t, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 122nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 49,300 t | — |
| 2006 | 36,019 t | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 41,159 t | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 60,959 t | +48.1% |
| 2009 | 35,817 t | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 44,619 t | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 37,552 t | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 34,136 t | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 33,720 t | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 56,299 t | +67.0% |
| 2018 | 41,571 t | -26.2% |
| 2019 | 14,680 t | -64.7% |
| 2020 | 29,171 t | +98.7% |
| 2021 | 20,464 t | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 13,709 t | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 68,552 t | +400.1% |
| 2024 | 22 t | -100.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 22 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,169 t, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 22 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77,284 t, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urea — Agricultural Use in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +400.1% | 13,709 t | 68,552 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,651 t | 35,817 t | 60,959 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 37,511 t | 14,680 t | 56,299 t | 7 |
| 2020s | 26,384 t | 22 t | 68,552 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 119 Ethiopia 68 t compare
- 120 Maldives 66 t compare
- 121 Brunei Darussalam 32 t compare
- 123 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 t compare
- 124 Cook Islands 7 t compare
- 125 Lesotho 2 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 urea — agricultural use in El Salvador?
- Urea — agricultural use in El Salvador was 22 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 68,552 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 t in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for urea — agricultural use?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. 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 Urea — 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