Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Austria

Austria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 10.69 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
10.69 kg per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
50th
of 175 countries
All-time high
21.82 kg per person
in 1985
All-time low
7.38 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Austria, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Austria recorded 10.69 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Austria peaked at 21.82 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.38 kg per person, in 1961.

Austria ranks 50th of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita in Austria, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per person Change
1961 7.38 kg per person
1962 9.01 kg per person +22.1%
1963 9.51 kg per person +5.6%
1964 10.16 kg per person +6.8%
1965 12.56 kg per person +23.6%
1966 12.23 kg per person -2.6%
1967 13.39 kg per person +9.5%
1968 15.23 kg per person +13.7%
1969 16.23 kg per person +6.6%
1970 16.85 kg per person +3.8%
1971 18.58 kg per person +10.3%
1972 18.02 kg per person -3.0%
1973 17.41 kg per person -3.4%
1974 16.52 kg per person -5.1%
1975 16.02 kg per person -3.0%
1976 18.94 kg per person +18.2%
1977 17.77 kg per person -6.1%
1978 20.36 kg per person +14.6%
1979 20.93 kg per person +2.8%
1980 21.15 kg per person +1.1%
1981 21.34 kg per person +0.9%
1982 19.76 kg per person -7.4%
1983 20.38 kg per person +3.1%
1984 21.31 kg per person +4.5%
1985 21.82 kg per person +2.4%
1986 18.07 kg per person -17.2%
1987 17.36 kg per person -3.9%
1988 18.69 kg per person +7.7%
1989 16.42 kg per person -12.2%
1990 17.67 kg per person +7.7%
1991 17.02 kg per person -3.7%
1992 15.81 kg per person -7.1%
1993 15.18 kg per person -4.0%
1994 15.25 kg per person +0.4%
1995 15.73 kg per person +3.1%
1996 15.74 kg per person +0.1%
1997 16.54 kg per person +5.1%
1998 15.99 kg per person -3.4%
1999 14.95 kg per person -6.5%
2000 15.18 kg per person +1.6%
2001 14.56 kg per person -4.1%
2002 15.79 kg per person +8.4%
2003 11.63 kg per person -26.3%
2004 12.33 kg per person +6.1%
2005 12.12 kg per person -1.7%
2006 12.54 kg per person +3.5%
2007 12.45 kg per person -0.7%
2008 16.15 kg per person +29.7%
2009 10.34 kg per person -36.0%
2010 10.84 kg per person +4.8%
2011 13.91 kg per person +28.4%
2012 11.59 kg per person -16.7%
2013 13.21 kg per person +13.9%
2014 13.06 kg per person -1.1%
2015 15.07 kg per person +15.4%
2016 14.04 kg per person -6.9%
2017 13.38 kg per person -4.7%
2018 12.8 kg per person -4.3%
2019 11.06 kg per person -13.6%
2020 12.97 kg per person +17.3%
2021 11.89 kg per person -8.3%
2022 10.79 kg per person -9.2%
2023 10.69 kg per person -0.9%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 10.69 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 10.69 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.76 kg per person, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.74 kg per person 7.38 kg per person 16.23 kg per person 9
1970s 18.14 kg per person 16.02 kg per person 20.93 kg per person 10
1980s 19.63 kg per person 16.42 kg per person 21.82 kg per person 10
1990s 15.99 kg per person 14.95 kg per person 17.67 kg per person 10
2000s 13.31 kg per person 10.34 kg per person 16.15 kg per person 10
2010s 12.9 kg per person 10.84 kg per person 15.07 kg per person 10
2020s 11.59 kg per person 10.69 kg per person 12.97 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 47 Georgia 11.3 kg per person compare
  2. 48 Zambia 11.2 kg per person compare
  3. 49 Egypt 11.14 kg per person compare
  4. 51 Indonesia 10.62 kg per person compare
  5. 52 Mexico 10.53 kg per person compare
  6. 53 Albania 10.42 kg per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Austria?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Austria was 10.69 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 21.82 kg per person in 1985.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 7.38 kg per person in 1961.
How does Austria rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Austria ranks 50th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.