Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay
Paraguay: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 5.9 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay stood at 5.9 kg per person.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay peaked at 7.04 kg per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0078 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0152 kg per person | +95.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0148 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0412 kg per person | +178.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0377 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0386 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0404 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0526 kg per person | +30.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0642 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 0.308 kg per person | +379.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1523 kg per person | -50.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1742 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1171 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0762 kg per person | -34.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0334 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0544 kg per person | +62.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0318 kg per person | -41.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0828 kg per person | +160.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1102 kg per person | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1326 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2166 kg per person | +63.3% |
| 1982 | 0.186 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1537 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1143 kg per person | -25.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2954 kg per person | +158.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3157 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1534 kg per person | -51.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1725 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.266 kg per person | +54.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2716 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3139 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3391 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6808 kg per person | +100.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6642 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.655 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.896 kg per person | +36.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9386 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.25 kg per person | +33.5% |
| 1999 | 1.11 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 1.08 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.28 kg per person | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 1.99 kg per person | +55.9% |
| 2003 | 2.35 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 2.82 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 2.31 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 2.61 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 4.15 kg per person | +58.9% |
| 2008 | 3.14 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 3.12 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.27 kg per person | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 5.19 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 4.96 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 5.79 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 6.65 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 5.95 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 5.77 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.33 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 6.21 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.65 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 6.43 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 7.04 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 5.1 kg per person | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9 kg per person | +15.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 5.9 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 3.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 5.9 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.77 kg per person, 3.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +379.5% | 0.0642 kg per person | 0.308 kg per person |
| 1964 | +178.0% | 0.0148 kg per person | 0.0412 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0347 kg per person | 0.0078 kg per person | 0.0642 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1141 kg per person | 0.0318 kg per person | 0.308 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2006 kg per person | 0.1143 kg per person | 0.3157 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7125 kg per person | 0.2716 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 4.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 kg per person | 4.27 kg per person | 6.65 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.12 kg per person | 5.1 kg per person | 7.04 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More climate change data for Paraguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 195.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 39,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,239 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 31.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,010 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 333.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.58 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay was 5.9 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 kg per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Paraguay ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.