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Agricultural use leads demand

19/02/2026 Go to Evidence

2025 was the year in which agricultural use was the leading end-use segment of the U.S. nitrogenous fertilizer market.

Precedence Research (2026)

Precedence Research. (2026, February 19). U.S. Nitrogenous Fertilizer Market Size, Share and Trends 2026 to 2035. https://www.precedenceresearch.com/us-nitrogenous-fertilizer-market

Urea leads nitrogen fertilizers

19/02/2026 Go to Evidence

2025 was the year in which urea dominated the U.S. nitrogenous fertilizer market as the product segment with the largest share.

Precedence Research (2026)

Precedence Research. (2026, February 19). U.S. Nitrogenous Fertilizer Market Size, Share and Trends 2026 to 2035. https://www.precedenceresearch.com/us-nitrogenous-fertilizer-market

Market to reach USD 14.9 billion

19/02/2026 Go to Evidence

USD 14,902.41 million is the projected size of the U.S. nitrogenous fertilizer market by 2035, up from USD 11,761.90 million in 2025, with a 2.39% CAGR from 2026 to 2035.

Precedence Research (2026)

Precedence Research. (2026, February 19). U.S. Nitrogenous Fertilizer Market Size, Share and Trends 2026 to 2035. https://www.precedenceresearch.com/us-nitrogenous-fertilizer-market

Agriculture vs. other sectors IAP

08/12/2025 Go to Evidence

In the sectoral mapping of PAIs, agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing accounts for 248 PAIs (34.8%), followed by manufacturing (188), tourism (70) and ICT (51); additionally, 32 PAIs in health are identified, according to the report (ECLAC, 2025).

En la identificación sectorial de IAP, el rubro agrícola, silvicultura, caza y pesca registra 248 IAP (34,8%), seguido por industrias manufactureras (188), turismo (70) y TIC (51); adicionalmente se identifican 32 IAP en salud (farmacéutico y servicios/dispositivos médicos), según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Agricultural GDP

03/12/2025 Go to Evidence

3%–7% of agricultural GDP is lost annually due to soil degradation (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Habitat conversion

03/12/2025 Go to Evidence

70% of habitat conversion in LAC comes from agriculture and livestock (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Arid lands

03/12/2025 Go to Evidence

The Caribbean and Mesoamerica have three times more arid lands compared to South America (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Temperature increase

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

1.5°C was the temperature increase limit reaffirmed at COP27 (CAF, 2023).

CAF, 2023

Pupo Roncallo, O. R., & González Quiroga, A. (2023). Transición energética y descarbonización en América Latina y el Caribe en industrias de alto consumo energético (Policy Paper N.º 27). CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2268/Policy%20Paper%20N%C2%B027_Transici%C3%B3n%20energ%C3%A9tica%20y%20descarbonizaci%C3%B3n%20en%20ALC%20en%20industrias%20de%20dificil%20descarbonizacion.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y

OECD Productivity

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

40% of OECD productivity was represented by LAC in 1990 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Geographical Distribution of Goat Livestock (Peru)

01/12/2025 Go to Evidence

68% of Peru’s 2 million goats are concentrated in the northern coast, south-central zone, and Andean region, areas where precipitation ranges from 0–500 mm per year in arid and semi-arid zones, to elevations above 3,000 m a.s.l. with greater water availability, reflecting contrasts in forage supply and productive potential (INIA, 2025).

INIA, 2025