Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guyana
Guyana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.65 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guyana, 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 Guyana is 1.65 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guyana peaked at 2.65 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5501 kg per person, in 1980.
Guyana ranks 36th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7867 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8481 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.8438 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7278 kg per person | -13.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9516 kg per person | +30.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7713 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9375 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8321 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9829 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9303 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 1.04 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 1.29 kg per person | +24.4% |
| 1973 | 1.27 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.52 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 1.03 kg per person | -31.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8016 kg per person | -22.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6679 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 1.53 kg per person | +128.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8467 kg per person | -44.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5501 kg per person | -35.0% |
| 1981 | 1.2 kg per person | +118.1% |
| 1982 | 1.18 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.23 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.25 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9474 kg per person | -24.3% |
| 1986 | 1.62 kg per person | +71.0% |
| 1987 | 1.05 kg per person | -35.4% |
| 1988 | 1.4 kg per person | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 1.59 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 1.07 kg per person | -32.9% |
| 1991 | 1.74 kg per person | +62.9% |
| 1992 | 1.4 kg per person | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 1.33 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.07 kg per person | -19.3% |
| 1995 | 1.58 kg per person | +47.6% |
| 1996 | 1.43 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 1.83 kg per person | +27.9% |
| 1998 | 1.81 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.03 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4 kg per person | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 1.47 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.78 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 1.26 kg per person | -29.3% |
| 2004 | 2.51 kg per person | +98.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8122 kg per person | -67.6% |
| 2006 | 1.09 kg per person | +34.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8408 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 2.42 kg per person | +187.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8914 kg per person | -63.2% |
| 2010 | 1.89 kg per person | +111.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8541 kg per person | -54.7% |
| 2012 | 1.52 kg per person | +77.5% |
| 2013 | 2.21 kg per person | +46.0% |
| 2014 | 1.89 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 2.54 kg per person | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 1.46 kg per person | -42.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 kg per person | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5 kg per person | +140.3% |
| 2019 | 2.65 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 2.16 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 2.48 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 1.62 kg per person | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 1.65 kg per person | +1.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 1.65 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 1.65 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8535 kg per person | 0.7278 kg per person | 0.9829 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 kg per person | 0.6679 kg per person | 1.53 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 kg per person | 0.5501 kg per person | 1.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.53 kg per person | 1.07 kg per person | 2.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 kg per person | 0.8122 kg per person | 2.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 kg per person | 0.8541 kg per person | 2.65 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 kg per person | 1.62 kg per person | 2.48 kg per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for Guyana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 466.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,013 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 121.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 891.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4587 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guyana?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Guyana was 1.65 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5501 kg per person in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Guyana ranks 36th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.