Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Guyana
Guyana: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 0.0647 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0647 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
141st
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1086 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0216 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1980
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Guyana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0647 tonnes per square kilometre for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Guyana peaked at 0.1086 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0216 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1980.
Guyana ranks 141st 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 square kilometre in Guyana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0233 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0257 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0261 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.023 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0307 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0254 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0316 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0286 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0345 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0332 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0375 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0473 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0471 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0569 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0391 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0306 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0257 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0593 tonnes per square kilometre | +130.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0331 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0216 tonnes per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0473 tonnes per square kilometre | +118.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0466 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0486 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0492 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0371 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0632 tonnes per square kilometre | +70.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0406 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0538 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1989 | 0.061 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0406 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.066 tonnes per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0533 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0508 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0411 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 0.061 tonnes per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0554 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.071 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0701 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0789 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0545 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0569 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0691 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0489 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0971 tonnes per square kilometre | +98.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0314 tonnes per square kilometre | -67.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0422 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0323 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0928 tonnes per square kilometre | +187.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0341 tonnes per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0718 tonnes per square kilometre | +110.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0324 tonnes per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0575 tonnes per square kilometre | +77.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0843 tonnes per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0726 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0979 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0565 tonnes per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0406 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1005 tonnes per square kilometre | +147.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1086 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0828 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0957 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0632 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0647 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0647 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7098 tonnes per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0647 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3297 tonnes per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0277 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.023 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0345 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.041 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0257 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0593 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0469 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0216 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0632 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0588 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0406 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0789 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0559 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0314 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0971 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0723 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0324 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1086 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0766 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0632 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0957 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 138 Mozambique 0.0719 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 139 Lesotho 0.0709 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 140 Guinea 0.0693 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 142 Sudan 0.0645 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 143 Uganda 0.0582 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 144 Singapore 0.0571 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 2,507 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7351 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Guyana?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Guyana was 0.0647 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1086 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0216 tonnes per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 141st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.