Nitrogen fertiliser use in Paraguay

Farmers in Paraguay used 34.6 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”.
Paraguay, 2024 34.6e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +19.3% 2023: 29.0 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 99th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Paraguay 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 ParaguayWorld
2024 34.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 29.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 24.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 34.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 31.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 27.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 30.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 30.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 28.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 28.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 32.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 28.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 24.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 25.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 20.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 15.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 15.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 20.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 13.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 11.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 14.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 12.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 10.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 6.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 5.9 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 +19.3% from 29.0 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 32.1 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +7.6%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Paraguay has the 99th 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 Paraguay
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