Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — El Salvador

Fertilizer use in El Salvador in 2023 — 74.6 kg/ha. Ranked 104 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 76.6%.

2023 74.6 kg/ha +90.49% vs 2022
World rank 104of 191
Period maximum 225 kg/ha1973
Period minimum 39.2 kg/ha2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — El Salvador, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 42.2 kg/ha1963: 93.9 kg/ha1965: 72.9 kg/ha1967: 98.1 kg/ha1969: 118.7 kg/ha1971: 165.6 kg/ha1973: 225 kg/ha1975: 192.4 kg/ha1977: 222.2 kg/ha1979: 133.4 kg/ha1981: 171.4 kg/ha1983: 174.7 kg/ha1985: 169.3 kg/ha1987: 177.8 kg/ha1989: 144.4 kg/ha1991: 137.2 kg/ha1993: 127.5 kg/ha1995: 120.1 kg/ha1997: 167.1 kg/ha1999: 124.4 kg/ha2001: 117.4 kg/ha2003: 86.5 kg/ha2005: 150.9 kg/ha2007: 152.5 kg/ha2009: 122.9 kg/ha2011: 194.5 kg/ha2013: 151.2 kg/ha2015: 116.8 kg/ha2017: 90.1 kg/ha2019: 59.4 kg/ha2021: 92.2 kg/ha2023: 74.6 kg/ha
Change over the period: +32.4 (+76.62%) Average annual rate: 0.92 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: El Salvador

El Salvador 74.6 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Central America computed 109.3 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 128.5 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 74.6 +35.4 +90.49%
2022 39.2 −53 −57.52%
2021 92.2 +11.2 +13.87%
2020 81 +21.6 +36.32%
2019 59.4 −55.6 −48.34%
2018 115 +24.9 +27.61%
2017 90.1 −6 −6.27%
2016 96.1 −20.7 −17.74%
2015 116.8 +16.6 +16.59%
2014 100.2 −51 −33.71%
2013 151.2 −0.7 −0.43%
2012 151.8 −42.6 −21.92%
2011 194.5 +10.3 +5.59%
2010 184.2 +61.2 +49.83%
2009 122.9 −13.8 −10.11%
2008 136.7 −15.7 −10.32%
2007 152.5 +43.7 +40.19%
2006 108.8 −42.1 −27.91%
2005 150.9 +52.5 +53.35%
2004 98.4 +11.9 +13.72%
2003 86.5 +6.7 +8.4%
2002 79.8 −37.6 −32.02%
2001 117.4 −6.6 −5.33%
2000 124 −0.4 −0.31%
1999 124.4 −13.6 −9.84%
1998 138 −29.1 −17.4%
1997 167.1 +4.6 +2.83%
1996 162.5 +42.4 +35.31%
1995 120.1 +7.1 +6.25%
1994 113 −14.5 −11.37%
1993 127.5 +0 +0.01%
1992 127.5 −9.7 −7.05%
1991 137.2 +1.2 +0.87%
1990 136 −8.4 −5.82%
1989 144.4 −35.6 −19.8%
1988 180 +2.2 +1.24%
1987 177.8 +50.2 +39.32%
1986 127.6 −41.6 −24.59%
1985 169.3 +55 +48.11%
1984 114.3 −60.4 −34.56%
1983 174.7 +49.1 +39.13%
1982 125.5 −45.8 −26.75%
1981 171.4 +63.2 +58.44%
1980 108.2 −25.2 −18.92%
1979 133.4 −83.2 −38.4%
1978 216.6 −5.6 −2.53%
1977 222.2 +7 +3.27%
1976 215.1 +22.7 +11.81%
1975 192.4 −9.6 −4.77%
1974 202 −23 −10.2%
1973 225 +31.4 +16.19%
1972 193.6 +28.1 +16.96%
1971 165.6 +21.2 +14.65%
1970 144.4 +25.7 +21.68%
1969 118.7 −6.9 −5.47%
1968 125.5 +27.4 +27.97%
1967 98.1 −15 −13.25%
1966 113.1 +40.2 +55.09%
1965 72.9 −35.1 −32.48%
1964 108 +14.1 +14.97%
1963 93.9 +39.9 +73.69%
1962 54.1 +11.9 +28.06%
1961 42.2

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.