Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Spain
Spain: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1,547 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1,547 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Spain peaked at 2,401 kg per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 654.64 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Spain 34th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Spain, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 654.64 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 691.3 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 666.36 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 728.43 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 769.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 947.62 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1967 | 956.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1,137 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1969 | 1,214 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 1,335 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 1,458 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 1,428 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1,445 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1,662 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 1,578 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 1,743 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 1,818 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1,806 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1,638 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 1,619 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1,836 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 1,925 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 2,127 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 2,298 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 2,339 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 2,221 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 2,129 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 2,000 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1,637 kg per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 1,861 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 1,967 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1,828 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 2,309 kg per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 2,086 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 2,401 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 2,365 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2,232 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 2,228 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,057 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 2,401 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 2,149 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 1,851 kg per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 1,944 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1,975 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,483 kg per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 1,566 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1,882 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 1,694 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 1,686 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,922 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 2,203 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 2,138 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1,966 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 2,161 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 2,069 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2,024 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2,120 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 2,061 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,489 kg per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 1,547 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1,547 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)
- Spain's 1,547 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 862.77 kg per square kilometre | 654.64 kg per square kilometre | 1,214 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,500 kg per square kilometre | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | 1,818 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,941 kg per square kilometre | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | 2,339 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,058 kg per square kilometre | 1,637 kg per square kilometre | 2,401 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,989 kg per square kilometre | 1,483 kg per square kilometre | 2,401 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,974 kg per square kilometre | 1,686 kg per square kilometre | 2,203 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,804 kg per square kilometre | 1,489 kg per square kilometre | 2,120 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 31 Guatemala 1,684 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Indonesia 1,577 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 Croatia 1,552 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Lebanon 1,525 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 New Zealand 1,401 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 1,362 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Spain?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Spain was 1,547 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,401 kg per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 654.64 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Spain ranks 34th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.