Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 28.45 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guatemala is 28.45 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guatemala peaked at 31.71 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.01 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Guatemala 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.01 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.19 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 5.92 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1964 | 5.49 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 5.31 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 7.32 kg/ha | +38.0% |
| 1967 | 6.38 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 1968 | 8.54 kg/ha | +33.8% |
| 1969 | 8.16 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 10.25 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 1971 | 7.53 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 1972 | 9.43 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1973 | 10.87 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 11.11 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 10.85 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 12.58 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 13.16 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 13.48 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 14.45 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 13.22 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 12.13 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 14.11 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 11.33 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 13.58 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 14.25 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 17.65 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1987 | 18.34 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 14.71 kg/ha | -19.8% |
| 1989 | 18.3 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 18.74 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 21.87 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 22.34 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 22.56 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 23.25 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 24.15 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 23.61 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 23.81 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 20.27 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 22.4 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 21.67 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 20.59 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 17.2 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 21.4 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 26.1 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 27.2 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 27.18 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 23.97 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 18.56 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 22.81 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 25.72 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 30.53 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 31.59 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 31.64 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 28.71 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 28.59 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.08 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 27.78 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 29.52 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 27.13 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 31.71 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 29.4 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 24.97 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 28.45 kg/ha | +13.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 28.45 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.91 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 28.45 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.27 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.37 kg/ha | 5.01 kg/ha | 8.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.37 kg/ha | 7.53 kg/ha | 14.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.76 kg/ha | 11.33 kg/ha | 18.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.3 kg/ha | 18.74 kg/ha | 24.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.67 kg/ha | 17.2 kg/ha | 27.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.83 kg/ha | 25.72 kg/ha | 31.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.63 kg/ha | 24.97 kg/ha | 31.71 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guatemala?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guatemala was 28.45 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 31.71 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Guatemala rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Guatemala ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).