Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Germany
Germany: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 12.47 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Germany recorded 12.47 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Germany peaked at 30.88 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 11.95 kg per person, in 1961.
Germany ranks 43rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.95 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 13.93 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 13.86 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 14.91 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 16.95 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 17.25 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 17.47 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 18.67 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 20.18 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 21.01 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 21.81 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 23.47 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 22.38 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 23.71 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 24.23 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 26.53 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 26.81 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 27.38 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 28.48 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 29.41 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 26.44 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 27.72 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 26.52 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 27.6 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 29.42 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 29.43 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 30.52 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 30.88 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 28.61 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 22.5 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 21.5 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 20.84 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 19.87 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 21.95 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 21.67 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 21.46 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 21.8 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 23.19 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 24.53 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 22.47 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 21.76 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 21.67 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.15 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 21.55 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 21.64 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 19.42 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 21.97 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 18.88 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 19.16 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 21.85 kg per person | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 20.43 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 20.5 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 20.77 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.51 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 20.94 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 20.14 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 18.11 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 16.19 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 16.51 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.22 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 13.18 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 12.11 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 12.47 kg per person | +3.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 12.47 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Germany's 12.47 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.76 kg per person, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.13 kg per person | 11.95 kg per person | 20.18 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.58 kg per person | 21.01 kg per person | 28.48 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.65 kg per person | 26.44 kg per person | 30.88 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.93 kg per person | 19.87 kg per person | 24.53 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.07 kg per person | 18.88 kg per person | 22.47 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8 kg per person | 16.19 kg per person | 22.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.25 kg per person | 12.11 kg per person | 15.22 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Germany?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Germany was 12.47 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 30.88 kg per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.95 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Germany ranks 43rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.