Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chile
Chile: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 3.74 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chile stood at 3.74 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chile peaked at 5.08 kg per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5617 kg per person, in 1961.
Chile ranks 44th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chile, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5617 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7905 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8965 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 1.05 kg per person | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 1.05 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.19 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 1.18 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9556 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 1969 | 1.06 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 1.17 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 1.35 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 1.55 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 1.72 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 1.49 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 1.03 kg per person | -30.6% |
| 1976 | 1.34 kg per person | +30.3% |
| 1977 | 1.01 kg per person | -24.7% |
| 1978 | 1.32 kg per person | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 1.5 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 1.33 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 1.23 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 1.22 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.62 kg per person | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 2.12 kg per person | +31.0% |
| 1985 | 2.53 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 1986 | 3.24 kg per person | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 3.35 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 3.52 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 3.56 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.66 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 3.46 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 3.76 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 4.15 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 4.09 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.44 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 4.58 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 4.42 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 4.26 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 4.62 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 4.55 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 4.32 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.68 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 3.89 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 4.69 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 3.94 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 4.05 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 4.12 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.47 kg per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 3.61 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 4.51 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 4.41 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.33 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.65 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 4.44 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 5.08 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 4.02 kg per person | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 4 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.77 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.92 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.84 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.24 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 3.02 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 3.74 kg per person | +23.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 3.74 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Chile's 3.74 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.77 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9708 kg per person | 0.5617 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 1.72 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.37 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 3.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 kg per person | 3.46 kg per person | 4.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 kg per person | 3.61 kg per person | 4.69 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.31 kg per person | 3.77 kg per person | 5.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 kg per person | 3.02 kg per person | 4.24 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More climate change data for Chile
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 306.17 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,030 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,258 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,772 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 384.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 189.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chile?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Chile was 3.74 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.08 kg per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5617 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Chile rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Chile ranks 44th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.