Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1,222 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland is 1,222 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland peaked at 1,934 kg per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 125.66 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ireland 6th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125.66 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 145.82 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 151.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 129.01 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1965 | 138.92 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 208.28 kg per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 1967 | 232.11 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 279.14 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1969 | 313.11 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 376.69 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 428.07 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 573.52 kg per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1973 | 566.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 579.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 665.14 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 732.29 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 1,004 kg per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1978 | 1,148 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 1,198 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 1,198 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,289 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 1,443 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 1,427 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1,619 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 1,478 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 1,520 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1,648 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 1,611 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1,515 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 1,537 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,759 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 1,886 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 1,851 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,716 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 1,729 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,934 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 1,868 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 1,594 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,583 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,704 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1,534 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 1,503 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,400 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 1,345 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1,336 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,578 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 1,291 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 1,537 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 1,445 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 1,445 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,477 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,607 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 1,779 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 1,653 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1,738 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 1,222 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1,222 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 156.23 kg per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1,222 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 371.18 kg per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 191.46 kg per square kilometre | 125.66 kg per square kilometre | 313.11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 715.13 kg per square kilometre | 376.69 kg per square kilometre | 1,148 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,423 kg per square kilometre | 1,198 kg per square kilometre | 1,648 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,741 kg per square kilometre | 1,515 kg per square kilometre | 1,934 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,518 kg per square kilometre | 1,336 kg per square kilometre | 1,704 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,499 kg per square kilometre | 1,291 kg per square kilometre | 1,779 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,527 kg per square kilometre | 1,222 kg per square kilometre | 1,738 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More climate change data for Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 320.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,665 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,433 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,902 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland was 1,222 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,934 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.66 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Ireland ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.