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

Latest (2023)
19.65 kg per person
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
30th
of 175 countries
All-time high
23.48 kg per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.0259 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Paraguay, 1961 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 27 Suriname 22.26 kg per person compare
  2. 28 Czechia 21.87 kg per person compare
  3. 29 Slovakia 19.84 kg per person compare
  4. 31 Norway 19.23 kg per person compare
  5. 32 China 17.49 kg per person compare
  6. 33 Sweden 17.46 kg per person compare

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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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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.