Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala
Guatemala: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2.99 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 2.99 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala peaked at 3.69 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4655 kg per person, in 1965.
That places Guatemala 54th out of 176 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6475 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6192 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7727 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5939 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4655 kg per person | -21.6% |
| 1966 | 1.21 kg per person | +159.6% |
| 1967 | 0.819 kg per person | -32.2% |
| 1968 | 1.39 kg per person | +69.6% |
| 1969 | 1.11 kg per person | -20.3% |
| 1970 | 1.61 kg per person | +45.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7171 kg per person | -55.5% |
| 1972 | 1.24 kg per person | +73.5% |
| 1973 | 1.65 kg per person | +32.3% |
| 1974 | 1.85 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 1.72 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 2.39 kg per person | +39.2% |
| 1977 | 2.44 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.38 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.6 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 2.26 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 1.99 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 2.43 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 1.69 kg per person | -30.7% |
| 1984 | 2.18 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 1985 | 2.29 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 2.97 kg per person | +29.7% |
| 1987 | 3.03 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.17 kg per person | -28.5% |
| 1989 | 2.85 kg per person | +31.6% |
| 1990 | 2.66 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 3.18 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 3.15 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.28 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 3.35 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.35 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.12 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 3.27 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 2.72 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 3.26 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 3.19 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.88 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 2.06 kg per person | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 2.83 kg per person | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 3.29 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 3.01 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 3.27 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.92 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.9 kg per person | -35.0% |
| 2009 | 2.54 kg per person | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 2.94 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 3.66 kg per person | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 3.69 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.55 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.11 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 3.38 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 3.08 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 3.15 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 3.38 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 2.97 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 3.65 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 3.23 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 2.5 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 2.99 kg per person | +19.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 2.99 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 2.99 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.77 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +159.6% | 0.4655 kg per person | 1.21 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8469 kg per person | 0.4655 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.86 kg per person | 0.7171 kg per person | 2.6 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.39 kg per person | 1.69 kg per person | 3.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.13 kg per person | 2.66 kg per person | 3.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 kg per person | 1.9 kg per person | 3.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 kg per person | 2.94 kg per person | 3.69 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 kg per person | 2.5 kg per person | 3.65 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More climate change data for Guatemala
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 248.53 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,617 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 307.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala was 2.99 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4655 kg per person in 1965.
- How does Guatemala rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Guatemala ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
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
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.