Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 951.28 million kg in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 951.28 million kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.59 billion kg in 1991 and was at its lowest, 951.28 million kg, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.57 billion kg | — |
| 1991 | 1.59 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.47 billion kg | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 1.37 billion kg | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 1.49 billion kg | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 1.49 billion kg | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.47 billion kg | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.49 billion kg | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.45 billion kg | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.44 billion kg | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.36 billion kg | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.27 billion kg | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.29 billion kg | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.26 billion kg | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.22 billion kg | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.16 billion kg | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.09 billion kg | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.08 billion kg | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.02 billion kg | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.10 billion kg | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 billion kg | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.12 billion kg | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.09 billion kg | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 billion kg | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 billion kg | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 billion kg | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.06 billion kg | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 951.28 million kg | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 billion kg | 1.37 billion kg | 1.59 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 billion kg | 1.02 billion kg | 1.36 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 billion kg | 1.06 billion kg | 1.12 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 951.28 million kg | 951.28 million kg | 951.28 million kg | 1 |
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More climate change data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.01 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 951.28 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 billion kg in 1991.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 951.28 million kg in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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).