Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Brazil

Brazil: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 30.33 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
30.33 kg per person
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
16th
of 175 countries
All-time high
32.22 kg per person
in 2022
All-time low
0.6235 kg per person
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Brazil, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Brazil stood at 30.33 kg per person.

The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Brazil peaked at 32.22 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6235 kg per person, in 1964.

Brazil ranks 16th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Brazil, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 0.7381 kg per person
1962 0.6542 kg per person -11.4%
1963 0.784 kg per person +19.8%
1964 0.6235 kg per person -20.5%
1965 0.8419 kg per person +35.0%
1966 0.8258 kg per person -1.9%
1967 1.2 kg per person +45.7%
1968 1.59 kg per person +32.2%
1969 1.77 kg per person +11.1%
1970 2.92 kg per person +65.3%
1971 2.85 kg per person -2.5%
1972 4.11 kg per person +44.4%
1973 3.39 kg per person -17.6%
1974 3.7 kg per person +9.3%
1975 3.77 kg per person +1.9%
1976 4.52 kg per person +19.8%
1977 6.21 kg per person +37.3%
1978 6.07 kg per person -2.1%
1979 6.58 kg per person +8.3%
1980 7.47 kg per person +13.6%
1981 5.38 kg per person -27.9%
1982 5.06 kg per person -6.0%
1983 4.38 kg per person -13.5%
1984 6.13 kg per person +40.0%
1985 6.15 kg per person +0.4%
1986 7.09 kg per person +15.2%
1987 6.79 kg per person -4.3%
1988 5.67 kg per person -16.5%
1989 5.48 kg per person -3.3%
1990 5.34 kg per person -2.5%
1991 5.48 kg per person +2.5%
1992 5.45 kg per person -0.4%
1993 6.92 kg per person +27.0%
1994 7.67 kg per person +10.7%
1995 7.05 kg per person -8.0%
1996 7.62 kg per person +8.1%
1997 8.63 kg per person +13.3%
1998 9.14 kg per person +5.9%
1999 9.68 kg per person +5.9%
2000 9.59 kg per person -0.9%
2001 9.3 kg per person -3.0%
2002 11.08 kg per person +19.1%
2003 12.62 kg per person +13.9%
2004 14.28 kg per person +13.1%
2005 11.91 kg per person -16.5%
2006 12.57 kg per person +5.5%
2007 16.41 kg per person +30.6%
2008 14.82 kg per person -9.7%
2009 12.65 kg per person -14.6%
2010 15.96 kg per person +26.1%
2011 19.58 kg per person +22.7%
2012 17.55 kg per person -10.3%
2013 20.49 kg per person +16.7%
2014 22.64 kg per person +10.5%
2015 17.37 kg per person -23.3%
2016 17.87 kg per person +2.9%
2017 22.26 kg per person +24.5%
2018 22.29 kg per person +0.1%
2019 23.68 kg per person +6.2%
2020 28.33 kg per person +19.6%
2021 31.98 kg per person +12.9%
2022 32.22 kg per person +0.7%
2023 30.33 kg per person -5.8%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 30.33 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 kg per person, 5.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 30.33 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.91 kg per person, 5.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1 kg per person 0.6235 kg per person 1.77 kg per person 9
1970s 4.41 kg per person 2.85 kg per person 6.58 kg per person 10
1980s 5.96 kg per person 4.38 kg per person 7.47 kg per person 10
1990s 7.3 kg per person 5.34 kg per person 9.68 kg per person 10
2000s 12.52 kg per person 9.3 kg per person 16.41 kg per person 10
2010s 19.97 kg per person 15.96 kg per person 23.68 kg per person 10
2020s 30.71 kg per person 28.33 kg per person 32.22 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 13 Serbia 35.06 kg per person compare
  2. 14 Denmark 32.97 kg per person compare
  3. 15 Poland 31.51 kg per person compare
  4. 17 Estonia 28.03 kg per person compare
  5. 18 Hungary 27.68 kg per person compare
  6. 19 Argentina 27.66 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Brazil?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Brazil was 30.33 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 32.22 kg per person in 2022.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6235 kg per person in 1964.
How does Brazil rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Brazil ranks 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.