Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 4,073 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ireland stood at 4,073 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ireland peaked at 6,445 kg per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 418.87 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ireland 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 418.87 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 486.08 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 503.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 430.02 kg per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1965 | 463.06 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 694.27 kg per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 1967 | 773.7 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 930.47 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1969 | 1,044 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 1,256 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 1,427 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 1,912 kg per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 1973 | 1,890 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 1,931 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 2,217 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 2,441 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 3,345 kg per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1978 | 3,826 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 3,593 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 3,993 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 3,995 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,297 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 4,811 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 4,757 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 4,685 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 5,395 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 4,925 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 5,066 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 5,494 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 5,371 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 5,050 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 5,124 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5,864 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 6,285 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 6,169 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 5,719 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 5,763 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 6,445 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 6,227 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 5,348 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 5,313 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 5,277 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5,679 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 5,112 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 5,010 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4,668 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 4,485 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 4,454 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 5,260 kg per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 4,553 kg per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 4,304 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 5,125 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 4,816 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 4,816 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,804 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,922 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5,358 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 5,930 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 5,333 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 5,509 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 5,794 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 4,982 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 4,073 kg per square kilometre | -18.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 4,073 kg per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 7.8× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 4,073 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,237 kg per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 638.2 kg per square kilometre | 418.87 kg per square kilometre | 1,044 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,384 kg per square kilometre | 1,256 kg per square kilometre | 3,826 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,742 kg per square kilometre | 3,993 kg per square kilometre | 5,494 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,802 kg per square kilometre | 5,050 kg per square kilometre | 6,445 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,061 kg per square kilometre | 4,454 kg per square kilometre | 5,679 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,996 kg per square kilometre | 4,304 kg per square kilometre | 5,930 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,089 kg per square kilometre | 4,073 kg per square kilometre | 5,794 kg per square kilometre | 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 4,073 kg per square kilometre 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 6,445 kg per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 418.87 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Ireland ranks 6th 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 15.4%. 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 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.