Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Puerto Rico, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0004 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0006 tonnes per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 tonnes per person, in 2009.
That places Puerto Rico 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +78.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0004 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 tonnes per person, 4% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0004 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 tonnes per person, 7% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 tonnes per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 tonnes per person in 2009.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.