Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 335.11 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 335.11 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.7% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ecuador peaked at 911.45 kg per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.68 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ecuador ranks 89th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.68 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 22.16 kg per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1963 | 28.13 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1964 | 17.92 kg per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 1965 | 17.68 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 24.16 kg per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1967 | 97.27 kg per square kilometre | +302.6% |
| 1968 | 131.93 kg per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1969 | 77.33 kg per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1970 | 65.06 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 31.06 kg per square kilometre | -52.3% |
| 1972 | 72.24 kg per square kilometre | +132.6% |
| 1973 | 103.67 kg per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1974 | 79.97 kg per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 48.94 kg per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 1976 | 178.8 kg per square kilometre | +265.3% |
| 1977 | 210.44 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 145.81 kg per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1979 | 156.52 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 147.02 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 125.7 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 119.92 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 169.77 kg per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 1984 | 155.32 kg per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 156.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 112.26 kg per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 100.23 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 115.59 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 165.45 kg per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1990 | 142.4 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1991 | 161.47 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 154.24 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 177 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 173.38 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 202.28 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 234.79 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 327.26 kg per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 1998 | 354.73 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 281.04 kg per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 288.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 911.45 kg per square kilometre | +216.2% |
| 2002 | 532.74 kg per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2003 | 482.59 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 546.11 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 468.24 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 508.41 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 475.79 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 629.66 kg per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 609.04 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 640.59 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 719.06 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 696.3 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 650.13 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 698.36 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 558.13 kg per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 790.93 kg per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2017 | 807.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 885.5 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 838.35 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 838.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 838.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 653.45 kg per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 335.11 kg per square kilometre | -48.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 335.11 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 335.11 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 335.11 kg per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +302.6% | 24.16 kg per square kilometre | 97.27 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +265.3% | 48.94 kg per square kilometre | 178.8 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +216.2% | 288.29 kg per square kilometre | 911.45 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.14 kg per square kilometre | 16.68 kg per square kilometre | 131.93 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 109.25 kg per square kilometre | 31.06 kg per square kilometre | 210.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.75 kg per square kilometre | 100.23 kg per square kilometre | 169.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 220.86 kg per square kilometre | 142.4 kg per square kilometre | 354.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 545.23 kg per square kilometre | 288.29 kg per square kilometre | 911.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 728.5 kg per square kilometre | 558.13 kg per square kilometre | 885.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 666.32 kg per square kilometre | 335.11 kg per square kilometre | 838.35 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 86 South Africa 346.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 87 Ghana 346.74 kg per square kilometre compare
- 88 Paraguay 339.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 90 Chile 329.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 91 Jamaica 327.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 92 Barbados 327.65 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 218.44 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ecuador?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ecuador was 335.11 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 911.45 kg per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.68 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Ecuador ranks 89th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.