Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 539.81 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in El Salvador stood at 539.81 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 90.1% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in El Salvador peaked at 1,219 kg per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 173.58 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places El Salvador 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 173.58 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 237.8 kg per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1963 | 423.21 kg per square kilometre | +78.0% |
| 1964 | 442.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 310.91 kg per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1966 | 502.23 kg per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 1967 | 421.05 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1968 | 489.21 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 503.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 647.48 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1971 | 906.48 kg per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 935.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 978.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 899.28 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 935.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,219 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 732.62 kg per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 1980 | 689.9 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 963.14 kg per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1982 | 640.09 kg per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1983 | 859.69 kg per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1984 | 576.7 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 885.39 kg per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 1986 | 711.2 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1987 | 933.46 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1988 | 981.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 813.05 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 763.28 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 802.17 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 777.06 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 763.32 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 666.02 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 606.47 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 868.73 kg per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1997 | 1,044 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 825.29 kg per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 822.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 701.54 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 698.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 499.66 kg per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 528.42 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 679.88 kg per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 988.22 kg per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 758.11 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 939.96 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 1,076 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 944.78 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 1,067 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 1,197 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 1,029 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 1,001 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 718.63 kg per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 841.11 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 685.56 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 496.69 kg per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2018 | 785.82 kg per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 2019 | 364.37 kg per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 2020 | 585.48 kg per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 2021 | 754.96 kg per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 283.92 kg per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 2023 | 539.81 kg per square kilometre | +90.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 539.81 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5 kg per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 539.81 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.53 kg per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 389.38 kg per square kilometre | 173.58 kg per square kilometre | 503.6 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 948.68 kg per square kilometre | 647.48 kg per square kilometre | 1,219 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 805.44 kg per square kilometre | 576.7 kg per square kilometre | 981.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 793.88 kg per square kilometre | 606.47 kg per square kilometre | 1,044 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 781.5 kg per square kilometre | 499.66 kg per square kilometre | 1,076 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 818.63 kg per square kilometre | 364.37 kg per square kilometre | 1,197 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 541.04 kg per square kilometre | 283.92 kg per square kilometre | 754.96 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 25 Sri Lanka 578.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Italy 577.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 27 Malta 549.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Costa Rica 516.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Ukraine 514.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Guatemala 505.32 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in El Salvador?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in El Salvador was 539.81 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,219 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 173.58 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.