Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Guiana
French Guiana: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled was 1,060 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Guiana, 1978–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Guiana is 1,060 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Guiana peaked at 1,069 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 100 tonnes, in 1979.
That places French Guiana 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 101 tonnes | — |
| 1979 | 100 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 100 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 202 tonnes | +102.0% |
| 1982 | 225 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 382 tonnes | +69.8% |
| 1984 | 400 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 378 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 515 tonnes | +36.2% |
| 1987 | 500 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 534 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 300 tonnes | -43.8% |
| 1990 | 700 tonnes | +133.3% |
| 1991 | 900 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 600 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 600 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1995 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 400 tonnes | -60.0% |
| 1999 | 400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 495 tonnes | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 556 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 605 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 503 tonnes | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 552 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 621 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 569 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 498 tonnes | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 606 tonnes | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 667 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 667 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 815 tonnes | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 913 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 761 tonnes | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 813 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 964 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 963 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,016 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 1,007 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,069 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1,060 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,060 tonnes | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Guiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +133.3% | 300 tonnes | 700 tonnes |
| 1981 | +102.0% | 100 tonnes | 202 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.5 tonnes | 100 tonnes | 101 tonnes | 2 |
| 1980s | 353.6 tonnes | 100 tonnes | 534 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 760 tonnes | 400 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 519.9 tonnes | 400 tonnes | 621 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 818.5 tonnes | 606 tonnes | 1,016 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,049 tonnes | 1,007 tonnes | 1,069 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 155 Montenegro 1,317 tonnes compare
- 156 Puerto Rico 1,296 tonnes compare
- 157 Eritrea 1,292 tonnes compare
- 159 Trinidad and Tobago 928 tonnes compare
- 160 Bhutan 643 tonnes compare
- 161 Malta 586 tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for French Guiana
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2006)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2006)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 16.67 % change on previous year (2006)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2006)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 14.29 % change on previous year (2006)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -5.34 % change on previous year (2005)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -30.26 % change on previous year (2005)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 47.06 % change on previous year (2006)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2006)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 8.84 % change on previous year (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Guiana?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in French Guiana was 1,060 tonnes in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,069 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 tonnes in 1979.
- How does French Guiana rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- French Guiana ranks 158th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.