Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0059 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0059 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 89.2%
World rank
85th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0192 tonnes per person
in 1978
All-time low
0.0031 tonnes per person
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0059 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 89.2% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0192 tonnes per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 tonnes per person, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 85th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +73.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +57.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +36.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -41.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +38.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -34.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | +31.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -34.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +50.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +42.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +45.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -28.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -27.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +58.1% |
| 2019 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -53.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +60.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +28.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -62.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +89.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0059 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0063 tonnes per person, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0059 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0192 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0114 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.0146 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0136 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 82 Azerbaijan 0.0063 tonnes per person compare
- 83 Morocco 0.0061 tonnes per person compare
- 84 Zimbabwe 0.0059 tonnes per person compare
- 86 Eswatini 0.0059 tonnes per person compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 0.0058 tonnes per person compare
- 88 Philippines 0.0057 tonnes per person compare
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, per capita in El Salvador?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0059 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 tonnes per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 85th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.