Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Latvia
Latvia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 84.30 million kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Latvia, 1992–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2020, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Latvia stood at 84.30 million kg. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Latvia peaked at 84.30 million kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.50 million kg, in 1995.
Latvia ranks 33rd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 66.00 million kg | — |
| 1993 | 39.70 million kg | -39.8% |
| 1994 | 29.00 million kg | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 11.50 million kg | -60.3% |
| 1996 | 14.50 million kg | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 19.40 million kg | +33.8% |
| 1998 | 19.60 million kg | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 19.00 million kg | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 23.00 million kg | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 31.60 million kg | +37.4% |
| 2002 | 27.60 million kg | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 37.50 million kg | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 35.20 million kg | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 40.90 million kg | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 42.70 million kg | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 46.10 million kg | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 47.50 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 51.90 million kg | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 59.50 million kg | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 59.80 million kg | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.20 million kg | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 69.70 million kg | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 72.90 million kg | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 75.80 million kg | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 78.28 million kg | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 77.40 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 74.50 million kg | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 80.70 million kg | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 84.30 million kg | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.34 million kg | 11.50 million kg | 66.00 million kg | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.40 million kg | 23.00 million kg | 51.90 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.38 million kg | 59.50 million kg | 80.70 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.30 million kg | 84.30 million kg | 84.30 million kg | 1 |
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More climate change data for Latvia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,077 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.9956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 336.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2262 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Latvia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Latvia was 84.30 million kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.30 million kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.50 million kg in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Latvia ranks 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).