Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 407.27 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland is 407.27 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ireland peaked at 644.51 kg per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 41.89 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 6th 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.89 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 48.61 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 50.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 43 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1965 | 46.31 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 69.43 kg per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 1967 | 77.37 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 93.05 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1969 | 104.37 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 125.56 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 142.69 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 191.17 kg per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1973 | 189 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 193.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 221.71 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 244.1 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 334.54 kg per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1978 | 382.64 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 359.27 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 399.33 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 399.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 429.67 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 481.06 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 475.69 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 468.48 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 539.5 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 492.52 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 506.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 549.43 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 537.09 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 505.01 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 512.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 586.44 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 628.54 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 616.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 571.93 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 576.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 644.51 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 622.73 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 534.78 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 531.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 527.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 567.86 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 511.2 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 501.02 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 466.81 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 448.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 445.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 526.05 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 455.29 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 430.45 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 512.48 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 481.61 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 481.61 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 480.42 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 492.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 535.77 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 592.97 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 533.26 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 550.91 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 579.42 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 498.18 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 407.27 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 407.27 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.08 kg per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 407.27 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 123.73 kg per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.82 kg per square kilometre | 41.89 kg per square kilometre | 104.37 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 238.37 kg per square kilometre | 125.56 kg per square kilometre | 382.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 474.18 kg per square kilometre | 399.33 kg per square kilometre | 549.43 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 580.19 kg per square kilometre | 505.01 kg per square kilometre | 644.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 506.05 kg per square kilometre | 445.36 kg per square kilometre | 567.86 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 499.61 kg per square kilometre | 430.45 kg per square kilometre | 592.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 508.94 kg per square kilometre | 407.27 kg per square kilometre | 579.42 kg per square kilometre | 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 407.27 kg per square kilometre 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 644.51 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.89 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Ireland ranks 6th 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 15.4%. 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 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises 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.