Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 52.82 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ireland is 52.82 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.8% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ireland peaked at 120.6 kg per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.22 kg per person, in 1961.
Ireland ranks 8th of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.22 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 11.81 kg per person | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 12.16 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 10.33 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1965 | 11.09 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 16.56 kg per person | +49.3% |
| 1967 | 18.36 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 21.99 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1969 | 24.52 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 29.25 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 1971 | 32.85 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 43.37 kg per person | +32.0% |
| 1973 | 42.19 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 42.39 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 47.89 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 51.93 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 70.22 kg per person | +35.2% |
| 1978 | 79.18 kg per person | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 73.36 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 80.61 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 79.7 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 84.92 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 94.4 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 92.77 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 91.22 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 105 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 95.85 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 99.01 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 107.8 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 105.29 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 98.44 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 99.2 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 112.97 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 120.6 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 117.77 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 108.32 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 108.05 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 119.59 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 114.25 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 96.82 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 94.67 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 92.45 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 97.89 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 86.52 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 82.97 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 75.25 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 70.24 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 68.34 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 79.9 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 68.78 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 64.74 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 76.76 kg per person | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 71.75 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 71.23 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 70.39 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 71.2 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 76.46 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 83.4 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 73.82 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 75.31 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 78.11 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 65.84 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 52.82 kg per person | -19.8% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 52.82 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 5.5× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 52.82 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.76 kg per person, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.23 kg per person | 10.22 kg per person | 24.52 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.26 kg per person | 29.25 kg per person | 79.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.13 kg per person | 79.7 kg per person | 107.8 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.45 kg per person | 98.44 kg per person | 120.6 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.5 kg per person | 68.34 kg per person | 97.89 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.85 kg per person | 64.74 kg per person | 83.4 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.02 kg per person | 52.82 kg per person | 78.11 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ireland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ireland was 52.82 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 120.6 kg per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.22 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Ireland ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — 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.