Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala
Guatemala: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.9959 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 0.9959 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala peaked at 1.23 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1552 kg per person, in 1965.
Guatemala ranks 54th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2158 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2064 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2576 kg per person | +24.8% |
| 1964 | 0.198 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1552 kg per person | -21.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4029 kg per person | +159.6% |
| 1967 | 0.273 kg per person | -32.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4631 kg per person | +69.6% |
| 1969 | 0.369 kg per person | -20.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5369 kg per person | +45.5% |
| 1971 | 0.239 kg per person | -55.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4148 kg per person | +73.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5487 kg per person | +32.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6169 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5727 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7972 kg per person | +39.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8123 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7925 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8651 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7522 kg per person | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6643 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8107 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 0.562 kg per person | -30.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7273 kg per person | +29.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7644 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9912 kg per person | +29.7% |
| 1987 | 1.01 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.722 kg per person | -28.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9504 kg per person | +31.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8864 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 1.06 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 1.05 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.09 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.12 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.12 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.04 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 1.09 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9067 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 1.09 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 1.06 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9607 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6872 kg per person | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9426 kg per person | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 1 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.09 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9748 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6337 kg per person | -35.0% |
| 2009 | 0.848 kg per person | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9803 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 1.22 kg per person | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 1.23 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.18 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.04 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 1.13 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.13 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9915 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 1.22 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 1.08 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.835 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9959 kg per person | +19.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9959 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9959 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +159.6% | 0.1552 kg per person | 0.4029 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2823 kg per person | 0.1552 kg per person | 0.4631 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6196 kg per person | 0.239 kg per person | 0.8651 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7954 kg per person | 0.562 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.8864 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9302 kg per person | 0.6337 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 kg per person | 0.9803 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 kg per person | 0.835 kg per person | 1.22 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More climate change data for Guatemala
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 248.53 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,617 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 307.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guatemala was 0.9959 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1552 kg per person in 1965.
- How does Guatemala rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Guatemala ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.