Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD

OECD: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 8.83 billion kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
8.83 billion kg
World rank
3rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
9.42 billion kg
in 2020
All-time low
2.46 billion kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD, 1961–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

OECD recorded 8.83 billion kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2050.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD peaked at 9.42 billion kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.46 billion kg, in 1961.

OECD ranks 3rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches in OECD, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 2.46 billion kg
1962 2.76 billion kg +12.0%
1963 3.02 billion kg +9.5%
1964 3.21 billion kg +6.4%
1965 3.56 billion kg +10.9%
1966 3.96 billion kg +11.2%
1967 4.41 billion kg +11.2%
1968 4.67 billion kg +6.1%
1969 4.92 billion kg +5.3%
1970 5.26 billion kg +6.9%
1971 5.49 billion kg +4.5%
1972 5.74 billion kg +4.5%
1973 6.22 billion kg +8.2%
1974 6.12 billion kg -1.6%
1975 6.66 billion kg +8.8%
1976 7.07 billion kg +6.2%
1977 7.15 billion kg +1.1%
1978 7.53 billion kg +5.3%
1979 7.88 billion kg +4.7%
1980 8.04 billion kg +2.0%
1981 7.92 billion kg -1.5%
1982 7.67 billion kg -3.2%
1983 8.07 billion kg +5.1%
1984 8.42 billion kg +4.4%
1985 8.34 billion kg -1.0%
1986 8.34 billion kg +0.0%
1987 8.44 billion kg +1.2%
1988 8.49 billion kg +0.6%
1989 8.56 billion kg +0.8%
1990 8.14 billion kg -4.9%
1991 7.96 billion kg -2.2%
1992 7.85 billion kg -1.3%
1993 8.32 billion kg +5.9%
1994 8.35 billion kg +0.5%
1995 8.37 billion kg +0.2%
1996 8.77 billion kg +4.7%
1997 8.71 billion kg -0.7%
1998 8.86 billion kg +1.7%
1999 8.96 billion kg +1.1%
2000 8.45 billion kg -5.7%
2001 8.42 billion kg -0.4%
2002 8.32 billion kg -1.1%
2003 8.76 billion kg +5.3%
2004 8.48 billion kg -3.2%
2005 8.41 billion kg -0.9%
2006 8.45 billion kg +0.5%
2007 8.70 billion kg +2.9%
2008 7.87 billion kg -9.5%
2009 8.01 billion kg +1.8%
2010 8.48 billion kg +5.9%
2011 8.78 billion kg +3.5%
2012 9.05 billion kg +3.0%
2013 9.08 billion kg +0.4%
2014 9.14 billion kg +0.7%
2015 9.08 billion kg -0.7%
2016 9.25 billion kg +1.9%
2017 9.24 billion kg -0.2%
2018 9.11 billion kg -1.4%
2019 8.97 billion kg -1.5%
2020 9.42 billion kg +5.0%
2021 9.17 billion kg -2.6%
2022 8.52 billion kg -7.2%
2023 8.92 billion kg +4.7%
2030 8.38 billion kg -6.0%
2050 8.83 billion kg +5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.66 billion kg 2.46 billion kg 4.92 billion kg 9
1970s 6.51 billion kg 5.26 billion kg 7.88 billion kg 10
1980s 8.23 billion kg 7.67 billion kg 8.56 billion kg 10
1990s 8.43 billion kg 7.85 billion kg 8.96 billion kg 10
2000s 8.39 billion kg 7.87 billion kg 8.76 billion kg 10
2010s 9.02 billion kg 8.48 billion kg 9.25 billion kg 10
2020s 9.01 billion kg 8.52 billion kg 9.42 billion kg 4
2030s 8.38 billion kg 8.38 billion kg 8.38 billion kg 1
2050s 8.83 billion kg 8.83 billion kg 8.83 billion kg 1

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 1 China 9.37 billion kg compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 9.31 billion kg compare
  3. 4 India 8.31 billion kg compare
  4. 5 Brazil 2.56 billion kg compare
  5. 6 USSR 2.33 billion kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in OECD was 8.83 billion kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 9.42 billion kg in 2020.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 2.46 billion kg in 1961.
How does OECD rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
OECD ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches
Unit
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Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).