Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Guatemala

Fertilizer use in Guatemala in 2023 — 196.6 kg/ha. Ranked 41 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1,334.9%.

2023 196.6 kg/ha +19.84% vs 2022
World rank 41of 191
Period maximum 237.1 kg/ha2020
Period minimum 13.2 kg/ha1965

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Guatemala, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 13.7 kg/ha1963: 17.7 kg/ha1965: 13.2 kg/ha1967: 22.7 kg/ha1969: 29.8 kg/ha1971: 22.6 kg/ha1973: 43.8 kg/ha1975: 47 kg/ha1977: 82.7 kg/ha1979: 80.4 kg/ha1981: 70 kg/ha1983: 52.4 kg/ha1985: 73.1 kg/ha1987: 96.5 kg/ha1989: 99.5 kg/ha1991: 110.2 kg/ha1993: 129.9 kg/ha1995: 137.3 kg/ha1997: 145 kg/ha1999: 122.2 kg/ha2001: 115.6 kg/ha2003: 91.7 kg/ha2005: 141.7 kg/ha2007: 123.8 kg/ha2009: 104 kg/ha2011: 173 kg/ha2013: 207 kg/ha2015: 199.6 kg/ha2017: 206.2 kg/ha2019: 177 kg/ha2021: 219.4 kg/ha2023: 196.6 kg/ha
Change over the period: +182.9 (+1,334.9%) Average annual rate: 4.39 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Guatemala 196.6 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Central America computed 109.3 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 235.8 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 196.6 +32.6 +19.84%
2022 164.1 −55.3 −25.19%
2021 219.4 −17.7 −7.48%
2020 237.1 +60.1 +33.99%
2019 177 −34.4 −16.26%
2018 211.3 +5.1 +2.47%
2017 206.2 +30.5 +17.35%
2016 175.7 −23.9 −11.95%
2015 199.6 +2.7 +1.35%
2014 196.9 −10.1 −4.87%
2013 207 +6.2 +3.07%
2012 200.8 +27.8 +16.09%
2011 173 +22.2 +14.72%
2010 150.8 +46.8 +45.05%
2009 104 +26.9 +34.84%
2008 77.1 −46.7 −37.7%
2007 123.8 −12.3 −9.02%
2006 136 −5.6 −3.99%
2005 141.7 +21.9 +18.29%
2004 119.8 +28.1 +30.66%
2003 91.7 +15 +19.62%
2002 76.6 −38.9 −33.68%
2001 115.6 −9.6 −7.67%
2000 125.2 +3 +2.43%
1999 122.2 +9.1 +8.01%
1998 113.1 −31.9 −22.01%
1997 145 +10.6 +7.86%
1996 134.5 −2.8 −2.05%
1995 137.3 +12.5 +9.98%
1994 124.8 −5.1 −3.92%
1993 129.9 +8.4 +6.96%
1992 121.5 +11.3 +10.27%
1991 110.2 +20.2 +22.39%
1990 90 −9.5 −9.58%
1989 99.5 +17 +20.6%
1988 82.5 −13.9 −14.43%
1987 96.5 +1.8 +1.95%
1986 94.6 +21.5 +29.36%
1985 73.1 +3.8 +5.41%
1984 69.4 +17 +32.51%
1983 52.4 −9.9 −15.88%
1982 62.2 −7.8 −11.08%
1981 70 +2.7 +3.98%
1980 67.3 −13.1 −16.25%
1979 80.4 +4.1 +5.42%
1978 76.3 −6.5 −7.85%
1977 82.7 +4 +5.03%
1976 78.8 +31.8 +67.58%
1975 47 −8.2 −14.87%
1974 55.2 +11.4 +25.94%
1973 43.8 +5.7 +14.81%
1972 38.2 +15.6 +69.26%
1971 22.6 −19.5 −46.41%
1970 42.1 +12.3 +41.43%
1969 29.8 −7.4 −19.89%
1968 37.2 +14.5 +63.9%
1967 22.7 −7.6 −24.99%
1966 30.2 +17.1 +129.44%
1965 13.2 −3.9 −22.82%
1964 17.1 −0.7 −3.8%
1963 17.7 +3.9 +27.93%
1962 13.9 +0.2 +1.21%
1961 13.7

Central America, 2023

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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.