Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was -3.93 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Latin America and the Caribbean is -3.93 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 28.3% on the previous year and down 140.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 31.06 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -16.63 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 32nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 31.06 % change on previous year | +99.7% |
| 1964 | 5.8 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
| 1965 | 6.55 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 11.59 % change on previous year | +77.0% |
| 1967 | 17.2 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 1968 | 14.75 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 1969 | 7.5 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 1970 | 12.35 % change on previous year | +64.7% |
| 1971 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 1972 | 20.87 % change on previous year | +707.4% |
| 1973 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 1974 | 5.91 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 1976 | 20.16 % change on previous year | +452.9% |
| 1977 | 10.75 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 1978 | -1.51 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 1979 | 7.91 % change on previous year | -622.8% |
| 1980 | 7.54 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2362 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1982 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -659.7% |
| 1983 | -5 % change on previous year | +278.5% |
| 1984 | 19.62 % change on previous year | -492.0% |
| 1985 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1986 | 12.9 % change on previous year | +125.0% |
| 1987 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 1988 | -4.51 % change on previous year | -229.2% |
| 1989 | -0.4583 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1990 | -1.89 % change on previous year | +311.8% |
| 1991 | -5.59 % change on previous year | +196.0% |
| 1992 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 1993 | 5.36 % change on previous year | +343.0% |
| 1994 | 4.21 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 1995 | -0.1054 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 1996 | 13.89 % change on previous year | -13275.6% |
| 1997 | 6.93 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1998 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1999 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 2000 | 4.32 % change on previous year | +283.2% |
| 2001 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 2002 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -201.7% |
| 2003 | 11.7 % change on previous year | -515.2% |
| 2004 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 2005 | -6.59 % change on previous year | -204.2% |
| 2006 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 2007 | 18.86 % change on previous year | +379.2% |
| 2008 | -9.12 % change on previous year | -148.4% |
| 2009 | -9.4 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 21.56 % change on previous year | -329.5% |
| 2011 | 18.16 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2012 | -5.82 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 2013 | 9.71 % change on previous year | -266.8% |
| 2014 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 2015 | -16.63 % change on previous year | -433.4% |
| 2016 | 10.85 % change on previous year | -165.3% |
| 2017 | 13.36 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0305 % change on previous year | -99.8% |
| 2019 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +11125.3% |
| 2020 | 15.03 % change on previous year | +338.8% |
| 2021 | 8.16 % change on previous year | -45.7% |
| 2022 | -5.48 % change on previous year | -167.2% |
| 2023 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Latin America and the Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +13275.6% | -0.1054 % change on previous year | 13.89 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +11125.3% | 0.0305 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.75 % change on previous year | 5.8 % change on previous year | 31.06 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.73 % change on previous year | -1.51 % change on previous year | 20.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.82 % change on previous year | -5 % change on previous year | 19.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 % change on previous year | -5.59 % change on previous year | 13.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 % change on previous year | -9.4 % change on previous year | 18.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 % change on previous year | -16.63 % change on previous year | 21.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 % change on previous year | -5.48 % change on previous year | 15.03 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 29 Mexico 37.35 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Seychelles 37.21 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Afghanistan 37.21 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Maldives 36.7 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Zambia 35 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Portugal 31.08 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Niger 31.08 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.67 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 116,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,308 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 438.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 148,600 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 918,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 272,414 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Latin America and the Caribbean was -3.93 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 31.06 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.63 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 140.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.