Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1,058 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Luxembourg, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 1,058 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Luxembourg peaked at 1,906 kg per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 887.83 kg per square kilometre, in 2022.
Luxembourg ranks 8th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,504 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 1,504 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,906 kg per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 1,658 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 1,635 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,551 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1,553 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,560 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,683 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,594 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,558 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,482 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,516 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1,582 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,406 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 1,478 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1,398 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,480 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 887.83 kg per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2023 | 1,058 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 1,058 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 156.23 kg per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 1,058 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 371.18 kg per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,609 kg per square kilometre | 1,504 kg per square kilometre | 1,906 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 1,550 kg per square kilometre | 1,406 kg per square kilometre | 1,683 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,206 kg per square kilometre | 887.83 kg per square kilometre | 1,480 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More climate change data for Luxembourg
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 487.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 93.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 394.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 85.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 84.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.3948 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3196 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Luxembourg?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Luxembourg was 1,058 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1,906 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 887.83 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Luxembourg ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.