Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mexico
Mexico: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.05 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mexico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mexico stood at 1.05 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mexico peaked at 1.76 kg per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.3616 kg per person, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 52nd 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3616 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3721 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5467 kg per person | +46.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5494 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6103 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6225 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6438 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7386 kg per person | +14.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8083 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.797 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.829 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8978 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 1.01 kg per person | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 1.03 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.24 kg per person | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 1.37 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 1.27 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 1.18 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 1.26 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 1.34 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 1.61 kg per person | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 1.68 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.51 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 1.62 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 1.68 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.73 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.76 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.59 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 1.59 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.63 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.37 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 1.43 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 1.36 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.32 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.15 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 1.31 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 1.27 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.4 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.34 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.36 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.37 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.05 kg per person | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 1.05 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9029 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 1.15 kg per person | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 0.986 kg per person | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 1.05 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8512 kg per person | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9274 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9458 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.18 kg per person | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 1.14 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.25 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.18 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.917 kg per person | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 1.22 kg per person | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 1.18 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.07 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.03 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.13 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7731 kg per person | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 kg per person | +36.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.05 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.05 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5837 kg per person | 0.3616 kg per person | 0.8083 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 kg per person | 0.797 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | 1.76 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 1.63 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 kg per person | 0.8512 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 kg per person | 0.917 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9954 kg per person | 0.7731 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.98 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 79,444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 105.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,399 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13,607 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 791.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 51.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mexico?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mexico was 1.05 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 kg per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3616 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Mexico ranks 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.