Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was -18.25 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland stood at -18.25 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 203.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland peaked at 49.93 % change on previous year in 1966 and was at its lowest, -18.25 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Ireland 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 1964 | -14.62 % change on previous year | -504.8% |
| 1965 | 7.68 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 1966 | 49.93 % change on previous year | +549.9% |
| 1967 | 11.44 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 1968 | 20.26 % change on previous year | +77.1% |
| 1969 | 12.17 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 1970 | 20.31 % change on previous year | +66.9% |
| 1971 | 13.64 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 1972 | 33.98 % change on previous year | +149.1% |
| 1973 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 1974 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -288.8% |
| 1975 | 14.84 % change on previous year | +590.1% |
| 1976 | 10.1 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 1977 | 37.05 % change on previous year | +267.0% |
| 1978 | 14.38 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1979 | -6.11 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 1980 | 11.15 % change on previous year | -282.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0364 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 1982 | 7.56 % change on previous year | +20692.5% |
| 1983 | 11.96 % change on previous year | +58.2% |
| 1984 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 1985 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +35.8% |
| 1986 | 15.16 % change on previous year | -1100.3% |
| 1987 | -8.71 % change on previous year | -157.4% |
| 1988 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -132.8% |
| 1989 | 8.45 % change on previous year | +195.7% |
| 1990 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 1991 | -5.97 % change on previous year | +166.0% |
| 1992 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 1993 | 14.45 % change on previous year | +885.6% |
| 1994 | 7.18 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1995 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 1996 | -7.29 % change on previous year | +294.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7614 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1998 | 11.84 % change on previous year | +1454.8% |
| 1999 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 2000 | -14.12 % change on previous year | +318.1% |
| 2001 | -0.6542 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2002 | -0.6795 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.62 % change on previous year | -1220.9% |
| 2004 | -9.98 % change on previous year | -231.0% |
| 2005 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2006 | -6.83 % change on previous year | +243.0% |
| 2007 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 2008 | -0.6972 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 2009 | 18.12 % change on previous year | -2698.8% |
| 2010 | -13.45 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 2011 | -5.46 % change on previous year | -59.4% |
| 2012 | 19.06 % change on previous year | -449.3% |
| 2013 | -6.02 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2015 | -0.2481 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -1092.1% |
| 2017 | 8.84 % change on previous year | +259.3% |
| 2018 | 10.68 % change on previous year | +20.7% |
| 2019 | -10.07 % change on previous year | -194.3% |
| 2020 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -132.9% |
| 2021 | 5.18 % change on previous year | +56.4% |
| 2022 | -14.02 % change on previous year | -370.9% |
| 2023 | -18.25 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's -18.25 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0004 % change on previous year, 45759.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +20692.5% | 0.0364 % change on previous year | 7.56 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +2698.8% | -0.6972 % change on previous year | 18.12 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1454.8% | 0.7614 % change on previous year | 11.84 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.32 % change on previous year | -14.62 % change on previous year | 49.93 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 13.92 % change on previous year | -6.11 % change on previous year | 37.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.58 % change on previous year | -8.71 % change on previous year | 15.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 % change on previous year | -7.29 % change on previous year | 14.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.31 % change on previous year | -14.12 % change on previous year | 18.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5789 % change on previous year | -13.45 % change on previous year | 19.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.95 % change on previous year | -18.25 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 180 Papua New Guinea -17.25 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Ukraine -18.18 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Philippines -18.23 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Benin -18.29 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Hungary -18.44 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Peru -20.65 % change on previous year compare
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 -18.25 % change on previous year 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 49.93 % change on previous year in 1966.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.25 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Ireland ranks 183rd out of 215 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 203.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 volatilises, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.