Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Guatemala

Guatemala: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
39th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0152 kg per US$ of GDP
in 1970
All-time low
0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.0050.010.015196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Guatemala is 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Guatemala peaked at 0.0152 kg per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

That places Guatemala 39th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP in Guatemala, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per US$ of GDP Change
1961 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP
1962 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP -7.3%
1963 0.0091 kg per US$ of GDP +16.4%
1964 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP -23.1%
1965 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP -21.3%
1966 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP +155.7%
1967 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP -33.3%
1968 0.0147 kg per US$ of GDP +57.4%
1969 0.0113 kg per US$ of GDP -23.2%
1970 0.0152 kg per US$ of GDP +34.6%
1971 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP -56.2%
1972 0.0112 kg per US$ of GDP +68.2%
1973 0.0125 kg per US$ of GDP +11.0%
1974 0.0117 kg per US$ of GDP -6.3%
1975 0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP -17.5%
1976 0.0114 kg per US$ of GDP +18.8%
1977 0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP -17.0%
1978 0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP -9.7%
1979 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1980 0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP -21.9%
1981 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP -17.1%
1982 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP +23.3%
1983 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP -31.6%
1984 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP +27.2%
1985 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1986 0.0111 kg per US$ of GDP +79.2%
1987 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP +6.9%
1988 0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP -33.6%
1989 0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP +26.2%
1990 0.0105 kg per US$ of GDP +5.5%
1991 0.0104 kg per US$ of GDP -0.2%
1992 0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP -8.3%
1993 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP -2.0%
1994 0.0086 kg per US$ of GDP -8.1%
1995 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP -9.0%
1996 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP -10.6%
1997 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP -5.1%
1998 0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP -21.8%
1999 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP +30.0%
2000 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2001 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2002 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP -34.1%
2003 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP +32.9%
2004 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP +8.8%
2005 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP -17.6%
2006 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2007 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP -19.1%
2008 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP -42.1%
2009 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP +41.6%
2010 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP +7.6%
2011 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP +10.2%
2012 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2013 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP -8.3%
2014 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP -18.3%
2015 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2016 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP -12.6%
2017 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2018 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP +6.6%
2019 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP -15.2%
2020 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP +23.8%
2021 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP -19.3%
2022 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP -29.0%
2023 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP +11.0%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP, 2.5× 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.

YearChange FromTo
1966 +155.7% 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP 0.014 kg per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0097 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0147 kg per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 0.0105 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0152 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0082 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0105 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0065 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 36 Nepal 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 37 Argentina 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 38 Latvia 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 40 Namibia 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 41 Lithuania 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 42 Eswatini 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Guatemala?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Guatemala was 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0152 kg per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Guatemala rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Guatemala ranks 39th out of 174 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 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 8,614 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.