Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.01 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guatemala is 0.01 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0123 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 tonnes per person, in 1965.
Guatemala ranks 62nd of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 1964 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 1966 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +159.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +69.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -20.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +45.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -55.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +73.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +32.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +39.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -28.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +31.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -35.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.01 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0063 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.01 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +159.6% | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.008 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.0122 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guatemala?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Guatemala was 0.01 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 tonnes per person in 1965.
- How does Guatemala rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 62nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.