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

Italy: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 79.13 million kg in 2050. ▬ Flat

Latest (2050)
79.13 million kg
World rank
25th
of 199 countries
All-time high
110.68 million kg
in 1979
All-time low
34.77 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Italy, 1961–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

In 2050, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Italy stood at 79.13 million kg.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Italy peaked at 110.68 million kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 34.77 million kg, in 1961.

Italy ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises in Italy, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 34.77 million kg
1962 37.65 million kg +8.3%
1963 37.50 million kg -0.4%
1964 40.36 million kg +7.6%
1965 46.18 million kg +14.4%
1966 47.53 million kg +2.9%
1967 47.97 million kg +0.9%
1968 51.36 million kg +7.1%
1969 55.04 million kg +7.2%
1970 59.45 million kg +8.0%
1971 62.49 million kg +5.1%
1972 69.18 million kg +10.7%
1973 67.22 million kg -2.8%
1974 67.22 million kg +0.0%
1975 72.43 million kg +7.8%
1976 69.97 million kg -3.4%
1977 81.73 million kg +16.8%
1978 104.27 million kg +27.6%
1979 110.68 million kg +6.2%
1980 100.60 million kg -9.1%
1981 98.80 million kg -1.8%
1982 96.78 million kg -2.0%
1983 99.61 million kg +2.9%
1984 102.63 million kg +3.0%
1985 105.45 million kg +2.8%
1986 101.06 million kg -4.2%
1987 104.66 million kg +3.6%
1988 92.40 million kg -11.7%
1989 82.73 million kg -10.5%
1990 87.90 million kg +6.2%
1991 90.67 million kg +3.2%
1992 91.00 million kg +0.4%
1993 91.79 million kg +0.9%
1994 87.92 million kg -4.2%
1995 87.50 million kg -0.5%
1996 87.60 million kg +0.1%
1997 85.50 million kg -2.4%
1998 84.50 million kg -1.2%
1999 86.80 million kg +2.7%
2000 82.80 million kg -4.6%
2001 77.32 million kg -6.6%
2002 84.50 million kg +9.3%
2003 84.68 million kg +0.2%
2004 86.65 million kg +2.3%
2005 80.07 million kg -7.6%
2006 79.88 million kg -0.2%
2007 81.25 million kg +1.7%
2008 67.03 million kg -17.5%
2009 51.45 million kg -23.2%
2010 49.86 million kg -3.1%
2011 51.65 million kg +3.6%
2012 59.10 million kg +14.4%
2013 60.06 million kg +1.6%
2014 57.40 million kg -4.4%
2015 60.52 million kg +5.4%
2016 60.27 million kg -0.4%
2017 59.92 million kg -0.6%
2018 59.48 million kg -0.7%
2019 59.85 million kg +0.6%
2020 57.45 million kg -4.0%
2021 57.21 million kg -0.4%
2022 57.05 million kg -0.3%
2023 56.94 million kg -0.2%
2030 78.65 million kg +38.1%
2050 79.13 million kg +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44.26 million kg 34.77 million kg 55.04 million kg 9
1970s 76.46 million kg 59.45 million kg 110.68 million kg 10
1980s 98.47 million kg 82.73 million kg 105.45 million kg 10
1990s 88.12 million kg 84.50 million kg 91.79 million kg 10
2000s 77.56 million kg 51.45 million kg 86.65 million kg 10
2010s 57.81 million kg 49.86 million kg 60.52 million kg 10
2020s 57.16 million kg 56.94 million kg 57.45 million kg 4
2030s 78.65 million kg 78.65 million kg 78.65 million kg 1
2050s 79.13 million kg 79.13 million kg 79.13 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.79 million kg compare
  2. 23 Uzbekistan 97.40 million kg compare
  3. 24 Spain 94.47 million kg compare
  4. 26 South Africa 71.73 million kg compare
  5. 27 Ukraine 68.75 million kg compare
  6. 28 Iraq 67.25 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Italy?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Italy was 79.13 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 110.68 million kg in 1979.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 34.77 million kg in 1961.
How does Italy rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Italy ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises
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kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).