Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Greece
Greece: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,353 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Greece, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Greece stood at 1,353 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Greece peaked at 3,555 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 646.61 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Greece 39th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 646.61 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 749.94 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 899.4 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1964 | 1,017 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 1,039 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 1,126 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 1,216 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 1,413 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 1,475 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 1,557 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 1,596 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1,648 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 1,895 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 1,951 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 2,134 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 2,260 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 2,281 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 2,647 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 2,763 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 2,586 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 2,896 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 2,978 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 3,243 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 3,310 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 3,555 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 3,348 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 3,016 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 3,224 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 3,136 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 3,317 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 3,168 kg per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 3,049 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 2,545 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 2,684 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 2,444 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 2,638 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 2,382 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 2,265 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 2,258 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,211 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,025 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 1,963 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,916 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1,978 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,738 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 1,629 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 1,831 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1,559 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 1,358 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 1,652 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 1,407 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 1,361 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,468 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1,395 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,276 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 1,343 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1,410 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1,392 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,472 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1,574 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1,619 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 1,353 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1,353 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1,353 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,237 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,065 kg per square kilometre | 646.61 kg per square kilometre | 1,475 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,073 kg per square kilometre | 1,557 kg per square kilometre | 2,763 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,129 kg per square kilometre | 2,586 kg per square kilometre | 3,555 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,675 kg per square kilometre | 2,258 kg per square kilometre | 3,317 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,821 kg per square kilometre | 1,358 kg per square kilometre | 2,211 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,418 kg per square kilometre | 1,276 kg per square kilometre | 1,652 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | 1,299 kg per square kilometre | 1,619 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 36 New Zealand 1,401 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 1,362 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Israel 1,355 kg per square kilometre compare
- 40 Latvia 1,291 kg per square kilometre compare
- 41 Egypt 1,282 kg per square kilometre compare
- 42 Slovenia 1,237 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Greece?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Greece was 1,353 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3,555 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 646.61 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Greece rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Greece ranks 39th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — 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.