Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Belize
Belize: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 735.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Belize is 735.2 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 148.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Belize peaked at 907.23 kg per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.05 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
Belize ranks 59th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Belize, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.58 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.91 kg per square kilometre | +142.0% |
| 1963 | 13.02 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1964 | 6.05 kg per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 1965 | 9.82 kg per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 1966 | 8.77 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 21.92 kg per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1968 | 32.92 kg per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 1969 | 51.16 kg per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 1970 | 65.76 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 17.32 kg per square kilometre | -73.7% |
| 1972 | 31.87 kg per square kilometre | +84.1% |
| 1973 | 28.36 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1974 | 26.3 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 35.07 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 13.15 kg per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 1977 | 11.05 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 31.7 kg per square kilometre | +186.9% |
| 1979 | 31.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 36.34 kg per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 21.96 kg per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 1982 | 19.6 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 31.39 kg per square kilometre | +60.2% |
| 1984 | 36.12 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 49.36 kg per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1986 | 63.31 kg per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 65.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 79.88 kg per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1989 | 83.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 65.76 kg per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1991 | 65.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 52.61 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 56.99 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 43.84 kg per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 56.99 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 84.96 kg per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1999 | 100.61 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 124.51 kg per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 83.3 kg per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2002 | 532.22 kg per square kilometre | +538.9% |
| 2003 | 907.23 kg per square kilometre | +70.5% |
| 2004 | 113.72 kg per square kilometre | -87.5% |
| 2005 | 180.14 kg per square kilometre | +58.4% |
| 2006 | 125.43 kg per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 113.72 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 73.13 kg per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2009 | 256.82 kg per square kilometre | +251.2% |
| 2010 | 99.96 kg per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2011 | 249.93 kg per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 2012 | 267.25 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 599.99 kg per square kilometre | +124.5% |
| 2014 | 779.75 kg per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 771.76 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 737.03 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 595.3 kg per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 707.62 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 725.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 729.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 744.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 296.19 kg per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 2023 | 735.2 kg per square kilometre | +148.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 735.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belize's 735.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 335.11 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +538.9% | 83.3 kg per square kilometre | 532.22 kg per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +251.2% | 73.13 kg per square kilometre | 256.82 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.46 kg per square kilometre | 6.05 kg per square kilometre | 51.16 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.21 kg per square kilometre | 11.05 kg per square kilometre | 65.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.71 kg per square kilometre | 19.6 kg per square kilometre | 83.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.91 kg per square kilometre | 43.84 kg per square kilometre | 100.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 251.02 kg per square kilometre | 73.13 kg per square kilometre | 907.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 553.38 kg per square kilometre | 99.96 kg per square kilometre | 779.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 626.3 kg per square kilometre | 296.19 kg per square kilometre | 744.5 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 56 Cambodia 792.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 780.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 58 Brazil 766.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 60 Mexico 702.5 kg per square kilometre compare
- 61 North Macedonia 651.68 kg per square kilometre compare
- 62 Rwanda 612.76 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Belize
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 226.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 67.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 159.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 38.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1462 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Belize?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Belize was 735.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 907.23 kg per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Belize rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Belize ranks 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.