El Salvador vs Jordan: Nitrogen fertilizer use
El Salvador
37,283 tonnes
in 2023
Jordan
35,494 tonnes
in 2023
El Salvador rank
102nd
Jordan rank
104th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 37,283 tonnes against 35,494 tonnes in Jordan, a difference of 1,789 tonnes.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 102nd and Jordan ranks 104th of 202 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,062 tonnes | 1,265 tonnes | 25,797 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 65,752 tonnes | 2,463 tonnes | 63,289 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 55,629 tonnes | 8,214 tonnes | 47,415 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 54,830 tonnes | 9,259 tonnes | 45,572 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 53,976 tonnes | 8,340 tonnes | 45,636 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 56,540 tonnes | 19,050 tonnes | 37,490 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 37,368 tonnes | 24,806 tonnes | 12,562 tonnes | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, El Salvador or Jordan?
- El Salvador, at 37,283 tonnes against 35,494 tonnes in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between El Salvador and Jordan?
- 1,789 tonnes, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd and Jordan ranks 104th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.