Nitrogen fertiliser use in Guatemala

Farmers in Guatemala used 73.1 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Guatemala, 2024 73.1e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +23.9% 2023: 59.0 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 48th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Guatemala 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.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period GuatemalaWorld
2024 73.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 59.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 48.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 62.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 56.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 57.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 63.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 61.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 71.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 72.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 70.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 55.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 47.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 34.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 53.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 61.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 58.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 58.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 46.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 34.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 48.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 54.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +23.9% from 59.0 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 61.3 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +19.2%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Guatemala has the 48th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Guatemala
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0