Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers in Uruguay

Uruguay: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers was 282.29 million kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
282.29 million kg
World rank
47th
of 198 countries
All-time high
282.29 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
4.50 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers in Uruguay, 1961–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2050, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in Uruguay stood at 282.29 million kg. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in Uruguay peaked at 282.29 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 4.50 million kg, in 1961.

Uruguay ranks 47th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) in Uruguay, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 4.50 million kg
1962 6.70 million kg +48.9%
1963 7.30 million kg +9.0%
1964 12.08 million kg +65.5%
1965 8.31 million kg -31.2%
1966 7.38 million kg -11.3%
1967 7.05 million kg -4.4%
1968 13.48 million kg +91.2%
1969 12.10 million kg -10.2%
1970 14.50 million kg +19.8%
1971 18.50 million kg +27.6%
1972 16.00 million kg -13.5%
1973 15.40 million kg -3.8%
1974 9.90 million kg -35.7%
1975 11.10 million kg +12.1%
1976 17.90 million kg +61.3%
1977 17.80 million kg -0.6%
1978 14.40 million kg -19.1%
1979 21.80 million kg +51.4%
1980 21.10 million kg -3.2%
1981 20.40 million kg -3.3%
1982 22.50 million kg +10.3%
1983 16.70 million kg -25.8%
1984 19.50 million kg +16.8%
1985 17.10 million kg -12.3%
1986 12.80 million kg -25.1%
1987 15.50 million kg +21.1%
1988 30.89 million kg +99.3%
1989 24.54 million kg -20.6%
1990 27.66 million kg +12.7%
1991 28.32 million kg +2.4%
1992 31.90 million kg +12.6%
1993 34.00 million kg +6.6%
1994 25.00 million kg -26.5%
1995 21.00 million kg -16.0%
1996 47.00 million kg +123.8%
1997 47.00 million kg +0.0%
1998 53.50 million kg +13.8%
1999 43.00 million kg -19.6%
2000 36.24 million kg -15.7%
2001 53.45 million kg +47.5%
2002 26.00 million kg -51.4%
2003 65.92 million kg +153.6%
2004 84.44 million kg +28.1%
2005 73.88 million kg -12.5%
2006 96.47 million kg +30.6%
2007 92.56 million kg -4.0%
2008 92.58 million kg +0.0%
2009 105.21 million kg +13.6%
2010 151.48 million kg +44.0%
2011 141.14 million kg -6.8%
2012 217.04 million kg +53.8%
2013 208.21 million kg -4.1%
2014 176.05 million kg -15.4%
2015 115.43 million kg -34.4%
2016 156.57 million kg +35.6%
2017 155.49 million kg -0.7%
2018 160.24 million kg +3.1%
2019 172.20 million kg +7.5%
2020 204.06 million kg +18.5%
2021 228.21 million kg +11.8%
2022 212.48 million kg -6.9%
2023 201.84 million kg -5.0%
2030 237.08 million kg +17.5%
2050 282.29 million kg +19.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.77 million kg 4.50 million kg 13.48 million kg 9
1970s 15.73 million kg 9.90 million kg 21.80 million kg 10
1980s 20.10 million kg 12.80 million kg 30.89 million kg 10
1990s 35.84 million kg 21.00 million kg 53.50 million kg 10
2000s 72.68 million kg 26.00 million kg 105.21 million kg 10
2010s 165.38 million kg 115.43 million kg 217.04 million kg 10
2020s 211.65 million kg 201.84 million kg 228.21 million kg 4
2030s 237.08 million kg 237.08 million kg 237.08 million kg 1
2050s 282.29 million kg 282.29 million kg 282.29 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 44 Yugoslav SFR 288.00 million kg compare
  2. 45 Hungary 285.10 million kg compare
  3. 46 Republic of Korea 283.96 million kg compare
  4. 48 Czechoslovakia 280.00 million kg compare
  5. 49 Serbia and Montenegro 276.95 million kg compare
  6. 50 Kenya 276.34 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in Uruguay?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in Uruguay was 282.29 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 282.29 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4.50 million kg in 1961.
How does Uruguay rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers?
Uruguay ranks 47th out of 198 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 13,449 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).