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

Croatia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,552 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,552 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
33rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
4,707 kg per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
1,292 kg per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Croatia, 1992–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1992200720231992: 2.4k kg per square kilometre1993: 1.6k kg per square kilometre1994: 1.7k kg per square kilometre1995: 1.7k kg per square kilometre1996: 1.8k kg per square kilometre1997: 2.7k kg per square kilometre1998: 1.7k kg per square kilometre1999: 1.8k kg per square kilometre2000: 2.1k kg per square kilometre2001: 1.8k kg per square kilometre2002: 2.3k kg per square kilometre2003: 2.2k kg per square kilometre2004: 2.6k kg per square kilometre2005: 2.2k kg per square kilometre2006: 3.4k kg per square kilometre2007: 3.8k kg per square kilometre2008: 4.7k kg per square kilometre2009: 1.7k kg per square kilometre2010: 2.1k kg per square kilometre2011: 2.5k kg per square kilometre2012: 1.9k kg per square kilometre2013: 1.4k kg per square kilometre2014: 1.3k kg per square kilometre2015: 1.6k kg per square kilometre2016: 1.3k kg per square kilometre2017: 1.8k kg per square kilometre2018: 1.8k kg per square kilometre2019: 1.7k kg per square kilometre2020: 1.8k kg per square kilometre2021: 1.8k kg per square kilometre2022: 1.6k kg per square kilometre2023: 1.6k kg per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 1,552 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Croatia peaked at 4,707 kg per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,292 kg per square kilometre, in 2016.

That places Croatia 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre in Croatia, 1992 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1992 2,388 kg per square kilometre
1993 1,628 kg per square kilometre -31.8%
1994 1,699 kg per square kilometre +4.4%
1995 1,663 kg per square kilometre -2.1%
1996 1,815 kg per square kilometre +9.1%
1997 2,715 kg per square kilometre +49.6%
1998 1,699 kg per square kilometre -37.4%
1999 1,778 kg per square kilometre +4.6%
2000 2,075 kg per square kilometre +16.7%
2001 1,771 kg per square kilometre -14.7%
2002 2,322 kg per square kilometre +31.1%
2003 2,209 kg per square kilometre -4.9%
2004 2,600 kg per square kilometre +17.7%
2005 2,231 kg per square kilometre -14.2%
2006 3,416 kg per square kilometre +53.1%
2007 3,795 kg per square kilometre +11.1%
2008 4,707 kg per square kilometre +24.0%
2009 1,666 kg per square kilometre -64.6%
2010 2,098 kg per square kilometre +25.9%
2011 2,499 kg per square kilometre +19.1%
2012 1,910 kg per square kilometre -23.6%
2013 1,392 kg per square kilometre -27.1%
2014 1,317 kg per square kilometre -5.4%
2015 1,562 kg per square kilometre +18.7%
2016 1,292 kg per square kilometre -17.3%
2017 1,758 kg per square kilometre +36.1%
2018 1,776 kg per square kilometre +1.0%
2019 1,735 kg per square kilometre -2.3%
2020 1,768 kg per square kilometre +1.9%
2021 1,826 kg per square kilometre +3.3%
2022 1,580 kg per square kilometre -13.5%
2023 1,552 kg per square kilometre -1.8%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 1,552 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 1,552 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,237 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,923 kg per square kilometre 1,628 kg per square kilometre 2,715 kg per square kilometre 8
2000s 2,679 kg per square kilometre 1,666 kg per square kilometre 4,707 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 1,734 kg per square kilometre 1,292 kg per square kilometre 2,499 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 1,682 kg per square kilometre 1,552 kg per square kilometre 1,826 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 30 Ukraine 1,715 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 31 Guatemala 1,684 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 32 Indonesia 1,577 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 34 Spain 1,547 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 35 Lebanon 1,525 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 36 New Zealand 1,401 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Croatia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Croatia was 1,552 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 4,707 kg per square kilometre in 2008.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,292 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
How does Croatia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Croatia ranks 33rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.