Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,799 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 1,799 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 90.1% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in El Salvador peaked at 4,063 kg per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 578.61 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
El Salvador ranks 28th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 578.61 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 792.66 kg per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1963 | 1,411 kg per square kilometre | +78.0% |
| 1964 | 1,476 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 1,036 kg per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 1966 | 1,674 kg per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 1967 | 1,404 kg per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1968 | 1,631 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 1,679 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 2,158 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1971 | 3,022 kg per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 3,118 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 3,261 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 2,998 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 3,118 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 3,721 kg per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 3,722 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,063 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 2,442 kg per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 1980 | 2,300 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 3,210 kg per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1982 | 2,134 kg per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1983 | 2,866 kg per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1984 | 1,922 kg per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1985 | 2,951 kg per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 1986 | 2,371 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1987 | 3,112 kg per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1988 | 3,273 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 2,710 kg per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1990 | 2,544 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 2,674 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 2,590 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 2,544 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2,220 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 2,022 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 2,896 kg per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1997 | 3,480 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 2,751 kg per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 2,742 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,338 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 2,330 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,666 kg per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 1,761 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 2,266 kg per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2005 | 3,294 kg per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2006 | 2,527 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 3,133 kg per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 3,585 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 3,149 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 3,556 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 3,989 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 3,431 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 3,338 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,395 kg per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 2,804 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 2,285 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 1,656 kg per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 2,619 kg per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 2019 | 1,215 kg per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 2020 | 1,952 kg per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 2021 | 2,517 kg per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 946.41 kg per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 2023 | 1,799 kg per square kilometre | +90.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1,799 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1,799 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 335.11 kg per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,298 kg per square kilometre | 578.61 kg per square kilometre | 1,679 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,162 kg per square kilometre | 2,158 kg per square kilometre | 4,063 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,685 kg per square kilometre | 1,922 kg per square kilometre | 3,273 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,646 kg per square kilometre | 2,022 kg per square kilometre | 3,480 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,605 kg per square kilometre | 1,666 kg per square kilometre | 3,585 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,729 kg per square kilometre | 1,215 kg per square kilometre | 3,989 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,803 kg per square kilometre | 946.41 kg per square kilometre | 2,517 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in El Salvador?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in El Salvador was 1,799 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4,063 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 578.61 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does El Salvador rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- El Salvador ranks 28th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.