Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Western Europe
Western Europe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.24 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Western Europe, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 1.24 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is up 110.4% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Western Europe peaked at 16.76 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -12.14 % change on previous year, in 2000.
That places Western Europe 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.55 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1964 | 5.53 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 9.58 % change on previous year | +73.2% |
| 1966 | 6.96 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1967 | 6.8 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 6.89 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 5.98 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1970 | 8.36 % change on previous year | +39.8% |
| 1971 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -62.2% |
| 1972 | 5.15 % change on previous year | +63.0% |
| 1973 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1974 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 1975 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -237.3% |
| 1976 | 6.59 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 1977 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1978 | 4.59 % change on previous year | +336.6% |
| 1979 | 5.89 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 1980 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -72.5% |
| 1981 | -3.52 % change on previous year | -317.7% |
| 1982 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -137.7% |
| 1983 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +91.9% |
| 1985 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +61.2% |
| 1986 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4618 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 1988 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +234.1% |
| 1989 | -2.93 % change on previous year | -289.8% |
| 1990 | -11.46 % change on previous year | +291.3% |
| 1991 | 0.027 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 1992 | -9.35 % change on previous year | -34693.0% |
| 1993 | -0.5911 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 1994 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -1157.8% |
| 1995 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 1996 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +83.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1603 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 1998 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +634.8% |
| 1999 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +191.7% |
| 2000 | -12.14 % change on previous year | -453.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5143 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 2002 | -0.9082 % change on previous year | -276.6% |
| 2003 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -534.1% |
| 2004 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -144.8% |
| 2005 | -2.79 % change on previous year | +57.8% |
| 2006 | -3.89 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 2007 | 8.29 % change on previous year | -313.3% |
| 2008 | -11.54 % change on previous year | -239.1% |
| 2009 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -55.3% |
| 2010 | 9.34 % change on previous year | -281.0% |
| 2011 | -5.31 % change on previous year | -156.9% |
| 2012 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 2013 | 3.94 % change on previous year | +105.8% |
| 2014 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1903 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 2016 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -1684.3% |
| 2017 | -0.5357 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 2018 | -8.13 % change on previous year | +1417.8% |
| 2019 | -3.33 % change on previous year | -59.1% |
| 2020 | -0.5185 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 2021 | -7.29 % change on previous year | +1305.1% |
| 2022 | -11.9 % change on previous year | +63.4% |
| 2023 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Western Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -34693.0% | 0.027 % change on previous year | -9.35 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -1684.3% | 0.1903 % change on previous year | -3.02 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -1417.8% | -0.5357 % change on previous year | -8.13 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -1305.1% | -0.5185 % change on previous year | -7.29 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1157.8% | -0.5911 % change on previous year | 6.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.01 % change on previous year | 5.53 % change on previous year | 16.76 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.09 % change on previous year | -3.54 % change on previous year | 8.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8381 % change on previous year | -3.52 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6487 % change on previous year | -11.46 % change on previous year | 6.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.54 % change on previous year | -12.14 % change on previous year | 8.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1151 % change on previous year | -8.13 % change on previous year | 9.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.62 % change on previous year | -11.9 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 18 Cambodia 65.13 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58.5 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Cyprus 54.15 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Albania 52.58 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of the Congo 46.69 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Mozambique 46.2 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 45.91 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Western Europe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Western Europe was 1.24 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 16.76 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.14 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Western Europe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Western Europe ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.