El Salvador vs Guatemala: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
El Salvador
1.8 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala
1.68 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
34th
Guatemala rank
37th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 34th and Guatemala ranks 37th of 195 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1264 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3564 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.81 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5819 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9944 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.11 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0988 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.12 tonnes per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and Guatemala ranks 37th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer 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.