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

Hungary: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 8.3 kg per person in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
8.3 kg per person
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
18th
of 176 countries
All-time high
18.3 kg per person
in 1988
All-time low
2.84 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Hungary, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Hungary stood at 8.3 kg per person.

The figure is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Hungary peaked at 18.3 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.84 kg per person, in 1961.

Hungary ranks 18th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita in Hungary, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 2.84 kg per person
1962 4.04 kg per person +42.0%
1963 4 kg per person -1.0%
1964 5.01 kg per person +25.5%
1965 5.32 kg per person +6.1%
1966 5.46 kg per person +2.6%
1967 6.95 kg per person +27.2%
1968 8.91 kg per person +28.3%
1969 10.13 kg per person +13.7%
1970 11.35 kg per person +12.0%
1971 11.39 kg per person +0.3%
1972 12.17 kg per person +6.9%
1973 14.17 kg per person +16.4%
1974 15.78 kg per person +11.4%
1975 15.25 kg per person -3.4%
1976 14.79 kg per person -3.0%
1977 16.4 kg per person +10.9%
1978 16.01 kg per person -2.4%
1979 15.98 kg per person -0.2%
1980 15.03 kg per person -5.9%
1981 15.77 kg per person +4.9%
1982 18.12 kg per person +14.9%
1983 17.55 kg per person -3.1%
1984 17.6 kg per person +0.3%
1985 15.73 kg per person -10.6%
1986 16.75 kg per person +6.5%
1987 17.35 kg per person +3.6%
1988 18.3 kg per person +5.5%
1989 16.39 kg per person -10.4%
1990 10.37 kg per person -36.7%
1991 7.65 kg per person -26.3%
1992 4.28 kg per person -44.0%
1993 6.53 kg per person +52.4%
1994 7.05 kg per person +8.1%
1995 7.17 kg per person +1.6%
1996 9.27 kg per person +29.3%
1997 8.33 kg per person -10.1%
1998 8.24 kg per person -1.1%
1999 9.39 kg per person +14.0%
2000 9.4 kg per person +0.1%
2001 9.89 kg per person +5.2%
2002 8.95 kg per person -9.6%
2003 8.56 kg per person -4.3%
2004 8.7 kg per person +1.6%
2005 7.73 kg per person -11.1%
2006 8.61 kg per person +11.3%
2007 9.55 kg per person +10.9%
2008 9.47 kg per person -0.8%
2009 8.14 kg per person -14.0%
2010 8.18 kg per person +0.4%
2011 9.13 kg per person +11.6%
2012 9.46 kg per person +3.7%
2013 10.42 kg per person +10.1%
2014 9.97 kg per person -4.3%
2015 10.37 kg per person +4.1%
2016 12.42 kg per person +19.7%
2017 13.09 kg per person +5.4%
2018 13.11 kg per person +0.2%
2019 12.87 kg per person -1.9%
2020 13.81 kg per person +7.3%
2021 14.21 kg per person +2.9%
2022 10.17 kg per person -28.5%
2023 8.3 kg per person -18.3%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 8.3 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 2.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 8.3 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.03 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.85 kg per person 2.84 kg per person 10.13 kg per person 9
1970s 14.33 kg per person 11.35 kg per person 16.4 kg per person 10
1980s 16.86 kg per person 15.03 kg per person 18.3 kg per person 10
1990s 7.83 kg per person 4.28 kg per person 10.37 kg per person 10
2000s 8.9 kg per person 7.73 kg per person 9.89 kg per person 10
2010s 10.9 kg per person 8.18 kg per person 13.11 kg per person 10
2020s 11.62 kg per person 8.3 kg per person 14.21 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 15 Poland 9.45 kg per person compare
  2. 16 Brazil 9.1 kg per person compare
  3. 17 Estonia 8.41 kg per person compare
  4. 19 Argentina 8.3 kg per person compare
  5. 20 Uzbekistan 8.09 kg per person compare
  6. 21 Ukraine 7.9 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Hungary?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Hungary was 8.3 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 18.3 kg per person in 1988.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 2.84 kg per person in 1961.
How does Hungary rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Hungary ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.