Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate was 90.12 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate in El Salvador stood at 90.12 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 244.4% on the previous year and up 3,443.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 90.12 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -62.39 % change on previous year, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 10th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 36.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 77.97 % change on previous year | +110.8% |
| 1964 | 4.63 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 1965 | -29.79 % change on previous year | -743.3% |
| 1966 | 61.54 % change on previous year | -306.6% |
| 1967 | -16.16 % change on previous year | -126.3% |
| 1968 | 16.19 % change on previous year | -200.1% |
| 1969 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -81.8% |
| 1970 | 28.57 % change on previous year | +871.4% |
| 1971 | 40 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1973 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +45.4% |
| 1974 | -8.09 % change on previous year | -275.2% |
| 1975 | 4 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 1976 | 18.62 % change on previous year | +365.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0156 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 1978 | 9.17 % change on previous year | +58840.8% |
| 1979 | -39.9 % change on previous year | -535.0% |
| 1980 | -5.83 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 1981 | 39.61 % change on previous year | -779.1% |
| 1982 | -33.54 % change on previous year | -184.7% |
| 1983 | 34.31 % change on previous year | -202.3% |
| 1984 | -32.92 % change on previous year | -195.9% |
| 1985 | 53.53 % change on previous year | -262.6% |
| 1986 | -19.67 % change on previous year | -136.8% |
| 1987 | 31.25 % change on previous year | -258.8% |
| 1988 | 5.18 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 1989 | -17.19 % change on previous year | -432.0% |
| 1990 | -6.12 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 1991 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -183.2% |
| 1992 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -161.4% |
| 1993 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1994 | -12.75 % change on previous year | +620.9% |
| 1995 | -8.94 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 1996 | 43.24 % change on previous year | -583.6% |
| 1997 | 20.17 % change on previous year | -53.4% |
| 1998 | -20.94 % change on previous year | -203.8% |
| 1999 | -0.3368 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 2000 | -14.71 % change on previous year | +4266.3% |
| 2001 | -0.3694 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 2002 | -28.51 % change on previous year | +7617.9% |
| 2003 | 5.75 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 2004 | 28.66 % change on previous year | +398.1% |
| 2005 | 45.35 % change on previous year | +58.2% |
| 2006 | -23.29 % change on previous year | -151.3% |
| 2007 | 23.99 % change on previous year | -203.0% |
| 2008 | 14.42 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 2009 | -12.16 % change on previous year | -184.3% |
| 2010 | 12.91 % change on previous year | -206.2% |
| 2011 | 12.19 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2012 | -13.99 % change on previous year | -214.8% |
| 2013 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 2014 | -28.24 % change on previous year | +947.9% |
| 2015 | 17.05 % change on previous year | -160.3% |
| 2016 | -18.49 % change on previous year | -208.5% |
| 2017 | -27.55 % change on previous year | +49.0% |
| 2018 | 58.21 % change on previous year | -311.3% |
| 2019 | -53.63 % change on previous year | -192.1% |
| 2020 | 60.68 % change on previous year | -213.1% |
| 2021 | 28.95 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 2022 | -62.39 % change on previous year | -315.5% |
| 2023 | 90.12 % change on previous year | -244.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +58840.8% | 0.0156 % change on previous year | 9.17 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -7617.9% | -0.3694 % change on previous year | -28.51 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -4266.3% | -0.3368 % change on previous year | -14.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.29 % change on previous year | -29.79 % change on previous year | 77.97 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.02 % change on previous year | -39.9 % change on previous year | 40 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.47 % change on previous year | -33.54 % change on previous year | 53.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 % change on previous year | -20.94 % change on previous year | 43.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 % change on previous year | -28.51 % change on previous year | 45.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.43 % change on previous year | -53.63 % change on previous year | 58.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.34 % change on previous year | -62.39 % change on previous year | 90.12 % change on previous year | 4 |
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- 7 Belize 148.22 % change on previous year compare
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate in El Salvador was 90.12 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 90.12 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.39 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 10th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,443.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrogen fertilizer use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrogen fertilizer use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.