Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 5.28 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 5.28 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland peaked at 12.06 kg per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.02 kg per person, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 8th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 1.22 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.03 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1965 | 1.11 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 1.66 kg per person | +49.3% |
| 1967 | 1.84 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 2.2 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1969 | 2.45 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 2.93 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 1971 | 3.29 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 4.34 kg per person | +32.0% |
| 1973 | 4.22 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 4.24 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 4.79 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 5.19 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 7.02 kg per person | +35.2% |
| 1978 | 7.92 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 7.34 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 8.06 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 7.97 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 8.49 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 9.44 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 9.28 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 9.12 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 10.5 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 9.58 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 9.9 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 10.78 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 10.53 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 9.84 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 9.92 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 11.3 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 12.06 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 11.78 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 10.83 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 10.81 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 11.96 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 11.43 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 9.68 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 9.47 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.25 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.79 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 8.65 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 8.3 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.53 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 7.02 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 6.83 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.99 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 6.88 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 6.47 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 7.68 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 7.18 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 7.12 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.04 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7.12 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.65 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 8.34 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 7.38 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 7.53 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 7.81 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 6.58 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 5.28 kg per person | -19.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 5.28 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 5.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 5.28 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.68 kg per person, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 2.45 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.13 kg per person | 2.93 kg per person | 7.92 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.31 kg per person | 7.97 kg per person | 10.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.04 kg per person | 9.84 kg per person | 12.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.45 kg per person | 6.83 kg per person | 9.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.29 kg per person | 6.47 kg per person | 8.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 kg per person | 5.28 kg per person | 7.81 kg per person | 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 5.28 kg per person 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 12.06 kg per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Ireland ranks 8th 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 26.4%. 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 volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.