Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 19.65 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Paraguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 19.65 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Paraguay peaked at 23.48 kg per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Paraguay 30th out of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0259 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0507 kg per person | +95.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0495 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1375 kg per person | +178.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1256 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1286 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1345 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1753 kg per person | +30.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2141 kg per person | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 1.03 kg per person | +379.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5077 kg per person | -50.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5808 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3905 kg per person | -32.8% |
| 1974 | 0.254 kg per person | -34.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1115 kg per person | -56.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1812 kg per person | +62.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1061 kg per person | -41.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2759 kg per person | +160.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3672 kg per person | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4422 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7219 kg per person | +63.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6199 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5123 kg per person | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3809 kg per person | -25.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9847 kg per person | +158.5% |
| 1986 | 1.05 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5115 kg per person | -51.4% |
| 1988 | 0.575 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8868 kg per person | +54.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9054 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.05 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 1.13 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 2.27 kg per person | +100.8% |
| 1994 | 2.21 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.18 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.99 kg per person | +36.8% |
| 1997 | 3.13 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 4.18 kg per person | +33.5% |
| 1999 | 3.71 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 3.59 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.26 kg per person | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 6.64 kg per person | +55.9% |
| 2003 | 7.82 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 9.41 kg per person | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 7.69 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 8.7 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 13.82 kg per person | +58.9% |
| 2008 | 10.47 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 10.39 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.22 kg per person | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 17.3 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 16.55 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 19.29 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 22.16 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 19.82 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 19.24 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 21.11 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 20.71 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 18.84 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 21.43 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 23.48 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 17.01 kg per person | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 19.65 kg per person | +15.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 19.65 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.91 kg per person, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 19.65 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.91 kg per person, 3.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 0.2141 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person |
| 1964 | +178.0% | 0.0495 kg per person | 0.1375 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1157 kg per person | 0.0259 kg per person | 0.2141 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3802 kg per person | 0.1061 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6687 kg per person | 0.3809 kg per person | 1.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 kg per person | 0.9054 kg per person | 4.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.28 kg per person | 3.59 kg per person | 13.82 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.92 kg per person | 14.22 kg per person | 22.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.39 kg per person | 17.01 kg per person | 23.48 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Paraguay?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Paraguay was 19.65 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23.48 kg per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Paraguay rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Paraguay ranks 30th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — 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.