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

Puerto Rico: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1214 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1214 kg per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
144th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.182 kg per person
in 2002
All-time low
0.0655 kg per person
in 2009
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Puerto Rico, 2002–2023

00.050.10.150.22002201220232002: 0.182 kg per person2003: 0.091 kg per person2004: 0.108 kg per person2005: 0.079 kg per person2006: 0.1 kg per person2007: 0.079 kg per person2008: 0.083 kg per person2009: 0.065 kg per person2010: 0.116 kg per person2011: 0.112 kg per person2012: 0.121 kg per person2013: 0.127 kg per person2014: 0.144 kg per person2015: 0.135 kg per person2016: 0.122 kg per person2017: 0.132 kg per person2018: 0.172 kg per person2019: 0.169 kg per person2020: 0.164 kg per person2021: 0.144 kg per person2022: 0.121 kg per person2023: 0.121 kg per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.1214 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.182 kg per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0655 kg per person, in 2009.

That places Puerto Rico 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita in Puerto Rico, 2002 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
2002 0.182 kg per person
2003 0.0909 kg per person -50.0%
2004 0.1078 kg per person +18.6%
2005 0.0792 kg per person -26.6%
2006 0.1003 kg per person +26.7%
2007 0.0788 kg per person -21.4%
2008 0.0834 kg per person +5.8%
2009 0.0655 kg per person -21.5%
2010 0.1165 kg per person +77.9%
2011 0.1117 kg per person -4.1%
2012 0.1205 kg per person +7.9%
2013 0.1273 kg per person +5.6%
2014 0.1445 kg per person +13.5%
2015 0.135 kg per person -6.6%
2016 0.1225 kg per person -9.3%
2017 0.1325 kg per person +8.2%
2018 0.1723 kg per person +30.1%
2019 0.1693 kg per person -1.7%
2020 0.1641 kg per person -3.1%
2021 0.144 kg per person -12.3%
2022 0.1208 kg per person -16.2%
2023 0.1214 kg per person +0.5%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 0.1214 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 4% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 0.1214 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.77 kg per person, 7% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0985 kg per person 0.0655 kg per person 0.182 kg per person 8
2010s 0.1352 kg per person 0.1117 kg per person 0.1723 kg per person 10
2020s 0.1376 kg per person 0.1208 kg per person 0.1641 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 141 Senegal 0.1366 kg per person compare
  2. 142 Palau 0.1358 kg per person compare
  3. 143 Maldives 0.1357 kg per person compare
  4. 145 Greenland 0.1213 kg per person compare
  5. 146 Nigeria 0.1156 kg per person compare
  6. 147 Mauritania 0.1146 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Puerto Rico?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Puerto Rico was 0.1214 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.182 kg per person in 2002.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0655 kg per person in 2009.
How does Puerto Rico rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Puerto Rico ranks 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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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.