Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Italy
Italy: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.9654 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.9654 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Italy peaked at 1.97 kg per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.6881 kg per person, in 1961.
Italy ranks 56th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6881 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.74 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.7316 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7811 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.8861 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9051 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9068 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9648 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 1.03 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 1.1 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 1.16 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 1.27 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 1.23 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.22 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.31 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 1.26 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 1.46 kg per person | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 1.86 kg per person | +27.1% |
| 1979 | 1.97 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 1.78 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 1.75 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.71 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.76 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.81 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.86 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.79 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.85 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.63 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 1.46 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 1.55 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 1.6 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.6 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.62 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.55 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.54 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.54 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.5 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.48 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.53 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.45 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 1.36 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.48 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.48 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.38 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.37 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.38 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.13 kg per person | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8639 kg per person | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8335 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8605 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9819 kg per person | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9958 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9516 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 1 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9987 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9933 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9666 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9675 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9667 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9654 kg per person | -0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.9654 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.9654 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.68 kg per person, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.848 kg per person | 0.6881 kg per person | 1.03 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 1.97 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 kg per person | 1.46 kg per person | 1.86 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 1.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 kg per person | 0.8639 kg per person | 1.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9625 kg per person | 0.8335 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9666 kg per person | 0.9654 kg per person | 0.9675 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 791.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 21.66 kt (2050)
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 0.9654 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 kg per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6881 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Italy ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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
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- 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.