Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,684 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Guatemala stood at 1,684 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Guatemala peaked at 1,973 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.13 kg per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Guatemala 31st 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.31 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 83.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 106.72 kg per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1964 | 84.45 kg per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1965 | 68.13 kg per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1966 | 181.99 kg per square kilometre | +167.1% |
| 1967 | 126.84 kg per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1968 | 221.18 kg per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 1969 | 181 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 270.41 kg per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 1971 | 123.54 kg per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1972 | 219.96 kg per square kilometre | +78.0% |
| 1973 | 298.62 kg per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1974 | 344.35 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 327.55 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 465.9 kg per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1977 | 485.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 485.26 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 543.11 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 484.32 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 438.6 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 547.78 kg per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1983 | 389.14 kg per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1984 | 517.92 kg per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1985 | 559.91 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 746.55 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 782.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 574.84 kg per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1989 | 778.27 kg per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1990 | 746.55 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 916.39 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1992 | 933.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 998.51 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 1,045 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 1,073 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1,026 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1,105 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 942.52 kg per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 1,162 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,073 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 785.34 kg per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2003 | 1,102 kg per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2004 | 1,310 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 1,226 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 1,360 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 1,242 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 824.13 kg per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2009 | 1,125 kg per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 1,326 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 1,684 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 1,732 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,698 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,515 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 1,681 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 1,561 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1,626 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1,773 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1,583 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 1,973 kg per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 1,771 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 1,391 kg per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 1,684 kg per square kilometre | +21.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 1,684 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.22 kg per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 1,684 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 335.11 kg per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +167.1% | 68.13 kg per square kilometre | 181.99 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.41 kg per square kilometre | 68.13 kg per square kilometre | 221.18 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 356.4 kg per square kilometre | 123.54 kg per square kilometre | 543.11 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 581.93 kg per square kilometre | 389.14 kg per square kilometre | 782.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 994.44 kg per square kilometre | 746.55 kg per square kilometre | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,121 kg per square kilometre | 785.34 kg per square kilometre | 1,360 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,618 kg per square kilometre | 1,326 kg per square kilometre | 1,773 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,705 kg per square kilometre | 1,391 kg per square kilometre | 1,973 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 28 El Salvador 1,799 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Costa Rica 1,721 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Ukraine 1,715 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Indonesia 1,577 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Croatia 1,552 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Spain 1,547 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Guatemala
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 248.53 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,617 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 307.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Guatemala?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Guatemala was 1,684 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1,973 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.13 kg per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Guatemala rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Guatemala ranks 31st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.