Nitrogen fertiliser use in Ecuador
Farmers in Ecuador used 28.3 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2000.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Ecuador, 2024
28.3e (Estimate)
Change from 2023
−18.0%
World, 2024
71.3 kg/hae (Estimate)
Position in 2024
111th of 192
Nitrogen fertiliser use in Ecuador over time
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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −18.0% from 34.6 kg/ha in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 72.7 kg/ha, the figure has changed by −61.0%.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Ecuador has the 111th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.
More for Ecuador
All statistics for Ecuador
Pesticide use
9.81e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.66e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
25.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
9.7%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
4,007 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
20.3%
2024 · World Bank