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

Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 21.0%
World rank
95th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0208 kg per US$ of GDP
in 1972
All-time low
0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ireland, 1961–2023

00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ireland peaked at 0.0208 kg per US$ of GDP in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

Ireland ranks 95th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP in Ireland, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per US$ of GDP Change
1961 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP
1962 0.0144 kg per US$ of GDP +7.2%
1963 0.0138 kg per US$ of GDP -3.7%
1964 0.0104 kg per US$ of GDP -25.0%
1965 0.0105 kg per US$ of GDP +1.1%
1966 0.015 kg per US$ of GDP +42.3%
1967 0.0155 kg per US$ of GDP +3.5%
1968 0.019 kg per US$ of GDP +22.6%
1969 0.0184 kg per US$ of GDP -2.9%
1970 0.0197 kg per US$ of GDP +6.8%
1971 0.0193 kg per US$ of GDP -2.0%
1972 0.0208 kg per US$ of GDP +8.1%
1973 0.0174 kg per US$ of GDP -16.5%
1974 0.0168 kg per US$ of GDP -3.2%
1975 0.0161 kg per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1976 0.0178 kg per US$ of GDP +10.4%
1977 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP +15.2%
1978 0.018 kg per US$ of GDP -12.2%
1979 0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP -24.9%
1980 0.0126 kg per US$ of GDP -6.4%
1981 0.0133 kg per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1982 0.0138 kg per US$ of GDP +3.5%
1983 0.016 kg per US$ of GDP +15.8%
1984 0.0163 kg per US$ of GDP +2.1%
1985 0.0152 kg per US$ of GDP -6.9%
1986 0.0129 kg per US$ of GDP -14.7%
1987 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP -22.7%
1988 0.0092 kg per US$ of GDP -7.6%
1989 0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP +4.4%
1990 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP -22.2%
1991 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP -6.9%
1992 0.0063 kg per US$ of GDP -9.7%
1993 0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP +22.1%
1994 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1995 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP -18.9%
1996 0.0052 kg per US$ of GDP -15.4%
1997 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP -7.8%
1998 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP +2.7%
1999 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP -11.9%
2000 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP -15.2%
2001 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP -9.0%
2002 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP -15.5%
2003 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP -16.0%
2004 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP -23.7%
2005 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP -10.1%
2006 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP -15.0%
2007 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP -17.4%
2008 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2009 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP +37.6%
2010 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP -7.7%
2011 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP -13.0%
2012 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP +26.4%
2013 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP -12.2%
2014 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP -8.8%
2015 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP -12.0%
2016 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP +1.3%
2017 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2018 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2019 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP -12.6%
2020 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2021 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP -13.5%
2022 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP -16.8%
2023 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP -21.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0145 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0104 kg per US$ of GDP 0.019 kg per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 0.018 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0208 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0129 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0092 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0163 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 92 Iraq 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 93 France 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 94 Dominican Republic 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 96 Denmark 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 97 Niger 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 98 Spain 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ireland?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ireland was 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0208 kg per US$ of GDP in 1972.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Ireland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Ireland ranks 95th out of 174 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 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
176 places, 8,614 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.