Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay
Paraguay: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.97 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1.97 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay peaked at 2.35 kg per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0051 kg per person | +95.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0137 kg per person | +178.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0126 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0129 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0135 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0175 kg per person | +30.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0214 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1027 kg per person | +379.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0508 kg per person | -50.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0581 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.039 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0254 kg per person | -34.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0111 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0181 kg per person | +62.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 kg per person | -41.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0276 kg per person | +160.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0367 kg per person | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0442 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0722 kg per person | +63.3% |
| 1982 | 0.062 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0512 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0381 kg per person | -25.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0985 kg per person | +158.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1052 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0511 kg per person | -51.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0575 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0887 kg per person | +54.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0905 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1046 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.113 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2269 kg per person | +100.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2214 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2183 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2987 kg per person | +36.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3129 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4178 kg per person | +33.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3707 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3588 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.426 kg per person | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 0.664 kg per person | +55.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7822 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9414 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.769 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8699 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 1.38 kg per person | +58.9% |
| 2008 | 1.05 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.42 kg per person | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 1.73 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 1.65 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.93 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 2.22 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 1.98 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 1.92 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.11 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.07 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.88 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 2.14 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 2.35 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7 kg per person | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 1.97 kg per person | +15.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.97 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 3.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.97 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 3.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +379.5% | 0.0214 kg per person | 0.1027 kg per person |
| 1964 | +178.0% | 0.0049 kg per person | 0.0137 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0214 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.038 kg per person | 0.0106 kg per person | 0.1027 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0669 kg per person | 0.0381 kg per person | 0.1052 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2375 kg per person | 0.0905 kg per person | 0.4178 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8279 kg per person | 0.3588 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person | 2.22 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person | 2.35 kg per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for Paraguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 195.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 39,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,239 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 31.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,010 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 333.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.58 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Paraguay was 1.97 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 kg per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Paraguay ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.