Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.4629 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ecuador is 0.4629 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 49.2% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ecuador peaked at 1.75 kg per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0923 kg per person, in 1965.
Ecuador ranks 84th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0978 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1263 kg per person | +29.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1557 kg per person | +23.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0963 kg per person | -38.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0923 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1224 kg per person | +32.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4784 kg per person | +290.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6297 kg per person | +31.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3583 kg per person | -43.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2926 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1356 kg per person | -53.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3063 kg per person | +125.8% |
| 1973 | 0.427 kg per person | +39.4% |
| 1974 | 0.32 kg per person | -25.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1903 kg per person | -40.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6761 kg per person | +255.2% |
| 1977 | 0.774 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5218 kg per person | -32.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5451 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4984 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4149 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3855 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5316 kg per person | +37.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4738 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4644 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3256 kg per person | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2837 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3197 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4472 kg per person | +39.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3764 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4177 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3907 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4393 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4221 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4832 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5503 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.753 kg per person | +36.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7191 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5597 kg per person | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5643 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.75 kg per person | +210.7% |
| 2002 | 1.01 kg per person | -42.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8963 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9967 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8399 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8964 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8247 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 kg per person | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.06 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.17 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.11 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.02 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8522 kg per person | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 1.19 kg per person | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.29 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.19 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.18 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9105 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4629 kg per person | -49.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.4629 kg per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 79% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.4629 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 78% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +290.7% | 0.1224 kg per person | 0.4784 kg per person |
| 1976 | +255.2% | 0.1903 kg per person | 0.6761 kg per person |
| 2001 | +210.7% | 0.5643 kg per person | 1.75 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2397 kg per person | 0.0923 kg per person | 0.6297 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4189 kg per person | 0.1356 kg per person | 0.774 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4145 kg per person | 0.2837 kg per person | 0.5316 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5111 kg per person | 0.3764 kg per person | 0.753 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9872 kg per person | 0.5643 kg per person | 1.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 kg per person | 0.8522 kg per person | 1.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9344 kg per person | 0.4629 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 218.44 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ecuador?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ecuador was 0.4629 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 kg per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0923 kg per person in 1965.
- How does Ecuador rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.