Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Chile
Chile: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0125 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Chile, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.0125 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 23.8% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.0169 tonnes per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Chile 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +40.7% |
| 1963 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -30.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +30.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0142 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0125 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0125 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.0126 tonnes per person | 0.0169 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0141 tonnes per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Chile?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Chile was 0.0125 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0169 tonnes per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Chile rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Chile ranks 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.