Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana
Guyana: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 52.27 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana stood at 52.27 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana peaked at 69.54 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.88 kg/ha, in 1961.
Guyana ranks 29th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.88 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 19.68 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 20.4 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 19.21 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 24.39 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 1966 | 21.2 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 25.56 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1968 | 24.82 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 28.54 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 28.24 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 30.57 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 35.85 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1973 | 36.22 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 40.19 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 31.4 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1976 | 28.88 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 26.93 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 45.48 kg/ha | +68.9% |
| 1979 | 28.56 kg/ha | -37.2% |
| 1980 | 21.45 kg/ha | -24.9% |
| 1981 | 35.16 kg/ha | +64.0% |
| 1982 | 32.63 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 31.3 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 31.01 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 24.39 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1986 | 37.47 kg/ha | +53.6% |
| 1987 | 26.48 kg/ha | -29.3% |
| 1988 | 33.61 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 1989 | 35.69 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 24.48 kg/ha | -31.4% |
| 1991 | 36.99 kg/ha | +51.1% |
| 1992 | 31.27 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 31.01 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 25.96 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 36.03 kg/ha | +38.8% |
| 1996 | 34.89 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 43.23 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1998 | 42.59 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 47.27 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 34.89 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 35.36 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 42.69 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 36.01 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 59.1 kg/ha | +64.1% |
| 2005 | 27.3 kg/ha | -53.8% |
| 2006 | 31.39 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 28.82 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 56.46 kg/ha | +95.9% |
| 2009 | 30.44 kg/ha | -46.1% |
| 2010 | 47.28 kg/ha | +55.3% |
| 2011 | 30 kg/ha | -36.6% |
| 2012 | 43.96 kg/ha | +46.5% |
| 2013 | 56.25 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 50.44 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 62.65 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 43.6 kg/ha | -30.4% |
| 2017 | 36.58 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 65.29 kg/ha | +78.5% |
| 2019 | 69.54 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 60.9 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 67.21 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 51.19 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 52.27 kg/ha | +2.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 52.27 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.79 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 52.27 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.27 kg/ha, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.41 kg/ha | 17.88 kg/ha | 28.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.23 kg/ha | 26.93 kg/ha | 45.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.92 kg/ha | 21.45 kg/ha | 37.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.37 kg/ha | 24.48 kg/ha | 47.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.25 kg/ha | 27.3 kg/ha | 59.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.56 kg/ha | 30 kg/ha | 69.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.89 kg/ha | 51.19 kg/ha | 67.21 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 26 Cabo Verde 7.37 kg/ha compare
- 26 Switzerland 55.75 kg/ha compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 53.39 kg/ha compare
- 28 Djibouti 53.02 kg/ha compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 2.23 kg/ha compare
- 30 Malta 52.21 kg/ha compare
- 31 Pakistan 48.06 kg/ha compare
- 32 United Arab Emirates 47.84 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Guyana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.299 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.69 % 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 12.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Guyana was 52.27 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 69.54 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.88 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Guyana rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Guyana ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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 (%).