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Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen in El Salvador

El Salvador: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen was 17,379 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17,379 t
Change on year
up 44.8%
World rank
102nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
30,885 t
in 2011
All-time low
7,606 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen in El Salvador, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 17,379 t for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.8% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in El Salvador peaked at 30,885 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7,606 t, in 1961.

That places El Salvador 102nd 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 in El Salvador, year by year

Year t Change
1961 7,606 t —
1962 8,970 t +17.9%
1963 12,959 t +44.5%
1964 13,243 t +2.2%
1965 10,519 t -20.6%
1966 14,740 t +40.1%
1967 13,032 t -11.6%
1968 14,309 t +9.8%
1969 14,756 t +3.1%
1970 17,802 t +20.6%
1971 23,298 t +30.9%
1972 24,053 t +3.2%
1973 25,094 t +4.3%
1974 23,636 t -5.8%
1975 24,238 t +2.5%
1976 27,999 t +15.5%
1977 28,422 t +1.5%
1978 30,662 t +7.9%
1979 20,954 t -31.7%
1980 19,738 t -5.8%
1981 24,776 t +25.5%
1982 17,684 t -28.6%
1983 21,695 t +22.7%
1984 16,248 t -25.1%
1985 23,007 t +41.6%
1986 19,392 t -15.7%
1987 24,144 t +24.5%
1988 24,982 t +3.5%
1989 21,129 t -15.4%
1990 20,534 t -2.8%
1991 21,491 t +4.7%
1992 21,045 t -2.1%
1993 20,822 t -1.1%
1994 18,400 t -11.6%
1995 16,535 t -10.1%
1996 22,609 t +36.7%
1997 26,315 t +16.4%
1998 22,035 t -16.3%
1999 21,743 t -1.3%
2000 19,533 t -10.2%
2001 19,701 t +0.9%
2002 16,033 t -18.6%
2003 16,387 t +2.2%
2004 19,533 t +19.2%
2005 26,097 t +33.6%
2006 21,658 t -17.0%
2007 25,853 t +19.4%
2008 28,733 t +11.1%
2009 25,333 t -11.8%
2010 27,516 t +8.6%
2011 30,885 t +12.2%
2012 26,948 t -12.7%
2013 25,439 t -5.6%
2014 19,653 t -22.7%
2015 21,857 t +11.2%
2016 18,410 t -15.8%
2017 14,914 t -19.0%
2018 22,186 t +48.8%
2019 13,262 t -40.2%
2020 18,333 t +38.2%
2021 21,924 t +19.6%
2022 11,998 t -45.3%
2023 17,379 t +44.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 17,379 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,379 t, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 17,379 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,900 t, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12,237 t 7,606 t 14,756 t 9
1970s 24,616 t 17,802 t 30,662 t 10
1980s 21,279 t 16,248 t 24,982 t 10
1990s 21,153 t 16,535 t 26,315 t 10
2000s 21,886 t 16,033 t 28,733 t 10
2010s 22,107 t 13,262 t 30,885 t 10
2020s 17,409 t 11,998 t 21,924 t 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 99 Kyrgyzstan 22,399 t compare
  2. 100 Madagascar 19,379 t compare
  3. 101 South Sudan 17,980 t compare
  4. 103 Panama 17,012 t compare
  5. 104 Cuba 14,787 t compare
  6. 105 Togo 14,585 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in El Salvador?
Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen in El Salvador was 17,379 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 30,885 t in 2011.
What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 7,606 t in 1961.
How does El Salvador rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen?
El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).