Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Argentina

Argentina: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 534.70 million kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
534.70 million kg
World rank
14th
of 199 countries
All-time high
534.70 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
2.52 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Argentina, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Argentina recorded 534.70 million kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Argentina peaked at 534.70 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 2.52 million kg, in 1961.

Argentina ranks 14th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches in Argentina, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 2.52 million kg
1962 2.58 million kg +2.6%
1963 5.00 million kg +93.7%
1964 6.00 million kg +20.0%
1965 7.50 million kg +25.0%
1966 7.65 million kg +2.0%
1967 11.11 million kg +45.2%
1968 9.20 million kg -17.2%
1969 10.51 million kg +14.3%
1970 12.30 million kg +17.0%
1971 13.50 million kg +9.7%
1972 14.70 million kg +8.9%
1973 13.15 million kg -10.5%
1974 12.60 million kg -4.2%
1975 8.40 million kg -33.3%
1976 11.76 million kg +40.0%
1977 12.51 million kg +6.4%
1978 14.32 million kg +14.4%
1979 17.67 million kg +23.5%
1980 18.80 million kg +6.3%
1981 15.35 million kg -18.3%
1982 15.99 million kg +4.2%
1983 18.66 million kg +16.7%
1984 31.14 million kg +66.9%
1985 31.38 million kg +0.8%
1986 27.90 million kg -11.1%
1987 28.35 million kg +1.6%
1988 29.73 million kg +4.9%
1989 29.82 million kg +0.3%
1990 30.42 million kg +2.0%
1991 28.71 million kg -5.6%
1992 43.98 million kg +53.2%
1993 50.31 million kg +14.4%
1994 84.54 million kg +68.0%
1995 95.64 million kg +13.1%
1996 153.09 million kg +60.1%
1997 142.92 million kg -6.6%
1998 126.81 million kg -11.3%
1999 137.19 million kg +8.2%
2000 149.47 million kg +8.9%
2001 148.95 million kg -0.3%
2002 160.38 million kg +7.7%
2003 222.20 million kg +38.5%
2004 238.93 million kg +7.5%
2005 192.12 million kg -19.6%
2006 236.30 million kg +23.0%
2007 294.40 million kg +24.6%
2008 228.59 million kg -22.4%
2009 143.12 million kg -37.4%
2010 231.37 million kg +61.7%
2011 257.16 million kg +11.1%
2012 220.47 million kg -14.3%
2013 236.45 million kg +7.2%
2014 235.23 million kg -0.5%
2015 181.04 million kg -23.0%
2016 277.01 million kg +53.0%
2017 292.75 million kg +5.7%
2018 348.16 million kg +18.9%
2019 383.55 million kg +10.2%
2020 420.11 million kg +9.5%
2021 497.40 million kg +18.4%
2022 530.24 million kg +6.6%
2023 377.84 million kg -28.7%
2030 465.68 million kg +23.2%
2050 534.70 million kg +14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.90 million kg 2.52 million kg 11.11 million kg 9
1970s 13.09 million kg 8.40 million kg 17.67 million kg 10
1980s 24.71 million kg 15.35 million kg 31.38 million kg 10
1990s 89.36 million kg 28.71 million kg 153.09 million kg 10
2000s 201.45 million kg 143.12 million kg 294.40 million kg 10
2010s 266.32 million kg 181.04 million kg 383.55 million kg 10
2020s 456.40 million kg 377.84 million kg 530.24 million kg 4
2030s 465.68 million kg 465.68 million kg 465.68 million kg 1
2050s 534.70 million kg 534.70 million kg 534.70 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 11 Bangladesh 614.65 million kg compare
  2. 12 Mexico 594.36 million kg compare
  3. 13 Egypt 548.53 million kg compare
  4. 15 Germany 511.02 million kg compare
  5. 16 Russian Federation 481.27 million kg compare
  6. 17 Thailand 474.06 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Argentina?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Argentina was 534.70 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 534.70 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million kg in 1961.
How does Argentina rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Argentina ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).