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

Panama: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 8.66 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.66 kg per person
Change on year
up 69.6%
World rank
60th
of 175 countries
All-time high
10.11 kg per person
in 1972
All-time low
2.37 kg per person
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

246810196119922023

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 8.66 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

The figure is up 69.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Panama peaked at 10.11 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.37 kg per person, in 2016.

That places Panama 60th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Panama, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 4.31 kg per person
1962 8.37 kg per person +94.1%
1963 8.12 kg per person -3.0%
1964 8.66 kg per person +6.7%
1965 6.11 kg per person -29.4%
1966 7.42 kg per person +21.3%
1967 5.76 kg per person -22.3%
1968 9.09 kg per person +57.9%
1969 9.72 kg per person +6.9%
1970 9.91 kg per person +2.0%
1971 9.07 kg per person -8.5%
1972 10.11 kg per person +11.4%
1973 7.18 kg per person -28.9%
1974 7.96 kg per person +10.9%
1975 7.74 kg per person -2.8%
1976 6.19 kg per person -20.1%
1977 4.94 kg per person -20.2%
1978 5.14 kg per person +4.1%
1979 6.23 kg per person +21.0%
1980 5.82 kg per person -6.5%
1981 6.93 kg per person +19.1%
1982 6.77 kg per person -2.3%
1983 5.24 kg per person -22.7%
1984 5.67 kg per person +8.3%
1985 6.36 kg per person +12.1%
1986 9.15 kg per person +43.8%
1987 8.82 kg per person -3.6%
1988 8.97 kg per person +1.7%
1989 7.66 kg per person -14.6%
1990 8.83 kg per person +15.3%
1991 6.53 kg per person -26.0%
1992 9.25 kg per person +41.6%
1993 10.01 kg per person +8.2%
1994 6.72 kg per person -32.8%
1995 6.13 kg per person -8.8%
1996 9.86 kg per person +60.8%
1997 7.55 kg per person -23.4%
1998 7.36 kg per person -2.6%
1999 6 kg per person -18.5%
2000 5.08 kg per person -15.3%
2001 5.21 kg per person +2.6%
2002 4.85 kg per person -7.0%
2003 5.52 kg per person +14.0%
2004 4.69 kg per person -15.2%
2005 4.71 kg per person +0.6%
2006 5.24 kg per person +11.1%
2007 4.22 kg per person -19.5%
2008 4.41 kg per person +4.6%
2009 4.85 kg per person +9.9%
2010 5.95 kg per person +22.7%
2011 3.56 kg per person -40.2%
2012 6.04 kg per person +69.6%
2013 6.97 kg per person +15.4%
2014 4.1 kg per person -41.2%
2015 4.04 kg per person -1.5%
2016 2.37 kg per person -41.3%
2017 2.93 kg per person +23.6%
2018 4.27 kg per person +45.9%
2019 4.23 kg per person -0.9%
2020 7.07 kg per person +67.1%
2021 8.83 kg per person +24.9%
2022 5.11 kg per person -42.1%
2023 8.66 kg per person +69.6%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 8.66 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 90% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 8.66 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.91 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.51 kg per person 4.31 kg per person 9.72 kg per person 9
1970s 7.45 kg per person 4.94 kg per person 10.11 kg per person 10
1980s 7.14 kg per person 5.24 kg per person 9.15 kg per person 10
1990s 7.82 kg per person 6 kg per person 10.01 kg per person 10
2000s 4.88 kg per person 4.22 kg per person 5.52 kg per person 10
2010s 4.45 kg per person 2.37 kg per person 6.97 kg per person 10
2020s 7.42 kg per person 5.11 kg per person 8.83 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 57 Belgium 9.06 kg per person compare
  2. 58 North Macedonia 8.99 kg per person compare
  3. 59 Bangladesh 8.74 kg per person compare
  4. 61 Nicaragua 8.63 kg per person compare
  5. 62 Portugal 8.43 kg per person compare
  6. 63 Colombia 8.14 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

More climate change data for Panama

All data for Panama →

Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Panama?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Panama was 8.66 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 10.11 kg per person in 1972.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 2.37 kg per person in 2016.
How does Panama rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Panama ranks 60th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Panama. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/nutrient-nitrogen-n-total-synthetic-fertilizers-agricultural-use-per-capita/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/nutrient-nitrogen-n-total-synthetic-fertilizers-agricultural-use-per-capita/panama/">Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Panama</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

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.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total

Computed from

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

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
Last refreshed

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.