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

Poland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 9.45 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.45 kg per person
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
15th
of 176 countries
All-time high
11.93 kg per person
in 1988
All-time low
3 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

Poland recorded 9.45 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.

That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Poland peaked at 11.93 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3 kg per person, in 1961.

That places Poland 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita in Poland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 3 kg per person
1962 3.13 kg per person +4.4%
1963 3.45 kg per person +10.2%
1964 3.72 kg per person +8.0%
1965 4.13 kg per person +11.0%
1966 4.86 kg per person +17.6%
1967 5.67 kg per person +16.7%
1968 6.51 kg per person +14.8%
1969 7.24 kg per person +11.1%
1970 7.55 kg per person +4.4%
1971 8.3 kg per person +9.9%
1972 8.89 kg per person +7.1%
1973 9.66 kg per person +8.7%
1974 10.18 kg per person +5.4%
1975 10.83 kg per person +6.4%
1976 10.59 kg per person -2.2%
1977 10.81 kg per person +2.1%
1978 11.13 kg per person +2.9%
1979 11.17 kg per person +0.4%
1980 11.33 kg per person +1.4%
1981 10.14 kg per person -10.5%
1982 10.31 kg per person +1.7%
1983 10.84 kg per person +5.2%
1984 10.07 kg per person -7.1%
1985 10.78 kg per person +7.1%
1986 11.12 kg per person +3.1%
1987 10.64 kg per person -4.3%
1988 11.93 kg per person +12.2%
1989 11.69 kg per person -2.1%
1990 5.28 kg per person -54.8%
1991 4.47 kg per person -15.5%
1992 5.34 kg per person +19.7%
1993 5.91 kg per person +10.6%
1994 6.51 kg per person +10.1%
1995 6.62 kg per person +1.8%
1996 7.07 kg per person +6.7%
1997 7.84 kg per person +10.9%
1998 6.69 kg per person -14.7%
1999 6.68 kg per person -0.1%
2000 7.02 kg per person +5.1%
2001 6.76 kg per person -3.7%
2002 6.53 kg per person -3.4%
2003 7.03 kg per person +7.7%
2004 7.03 kg per person +0.1%
2005 7.83 kg per person +11.4%
2006 8.31 kg per person +6.1%
2007 8.99 kg per person +8.2%
2008 8.62 kg per person -4.1%
2009 8.05 kg per person -6.6%
2010 8.6 kg per person +6.9%
2011 8.63 kg per person +0.3%
2012 9.29 kg per person +7.7%
2013 8.66 kg per person -6.8%
2014 7.92 kg per person -8.6%
2015 8.24 kg per person +4.0%
2016 9.09 kg per person +10.4%
2017 9.31 kg per person +2.4%
2018 7.85 kg per person -15.7%
2019 8.17 kg per person +4.0%
2020 7.29 kg per person -10.7%
2021 7.4 kg per person +1.4%
2022 8.47 kg per person +14.5%
2023 9.45 kg per person +11.6%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 9.45 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 3.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 9.45 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.03 kg per person, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Poland 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.

YearChange FromTo
1990 -54.8% 11.69 kg per person 5.28 kg per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.63 kg per person 3 kg per person 7.24 kg per person 9
1970s 9.91 kg per person 7.55 kg per person 11.17 kg per person 10
1980s 10.88 kg per person 10.07 kg per person 11.93 kg per person 10
1990s 6.24 kg per person 4.47 kg per person 7.84 kg per person 10
2000s 7.62 kg per person 6.53 kg per person 8.99 kg per person 10
2010s 8.58 kg per person 7.85 kg per person 9.31 kg per person 10
2020s 8.15 kg per person 7.29 kg per person 9.45 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 12 Thailand 11.23 kg per person compare
  2. 13 Serbia 10.52 kg per person compare
  3. 14 Denmark 9.89 kg per person compare
  4. 16 Brazil 9.1 kg per person compare
  5. 17 Estonia 8.41 kg per person compare
  6. 18 Hungary 8.3 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Poland?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Poland was 9.45 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 11.93 kg per person in 1988.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 3 kg per person in 1961.
How does Poland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Poland ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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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.

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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.