Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.5909 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.5909 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 89.2% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in El Salvador peaked at 1.92 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.3122 kg per person, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 76th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4203 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5604 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9711 kg per person | +73.3% |
| 1964 | 0.989 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6754 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 1966 | 1.06 kg per person | +57.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8644 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9768 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9786 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.23 kg per person | +25.3% |
| 1971 | 1.68 kg per person | +36.7% |
| 1972 | 1.69 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.73 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.55 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 1.58 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.83 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 1.79 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.92 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 1.13 kg per person | -41.1% |
| 1980 | 1.05 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 1.46 kg per person | +38.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9564 kg per person | -34.3% |
| 1983 | 1.26 kg per person | +31.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8302 kg per person | -34.2% |
| 1985 | 1.25 kg per person | +50.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9838 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 1987 | 1.27 kg per person | +28.7% |
| 1988 | 1.31 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.06 kg per person | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9763 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 1.01 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9608 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9315 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.805 kg per person | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7269 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 1.03 kg per person | +42.2% |
| 1997 | 1.23 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9693 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9606 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8152 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8089 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5765 kg per person | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6084 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.782 kg per person | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 1.14 kg per person | +45.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8723 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 kg per person | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 1.23 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.36 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 1.16 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 1.13 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8054 kg per person | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9395 kg per person | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7636 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5521 kg per person | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8726 kg per person | +58.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4044 kg per person | -53.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6486 kg per person | +60.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8335 kg per person | +28.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3122 kg per person | -62.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5909 kg per person | +89.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.5909 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.5909 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.833 kg per person | 0.4203 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.61 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 kg per person | 0.8302 kg per person | 1.46 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9606 kg per person | 0.7269 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8991 kg per person | 0.5765 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9198 kg per person | 0.4044 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5963 kg per person | 0.3122 kg per person | 0.8335 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 73 Azerbaijan 0.6349 kg per person compare
- 74 Morocco 0.6059 kg per person compare
- 75 Zimbabwe 0.5911 kg per person compare
- 77 Eswatini 0.5897 kg per person compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 0.5793 kg per person compare
- 79 Philippines 0.5687 kg per person 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 0.5909 kg per person 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 1.92 kg per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3122 kg per person in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- El Salvador ranks 76th 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 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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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.