Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Ireland
Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) was -18.25 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Ireland, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Ireland stood at -18.25 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.1% on the previous year and down 203.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Ireland peaked at 49.93 % change on previous year in 1966 and was at its lowest, -18.25 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Ireland 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 16.03 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 1964 | -14.62 % change on previous year | -504.9% |
| 1965 | 7.69 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 1966 | 49.93 % change on previous year | +549.2% |
| 1967 | 11.44 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 1968 | 20.26 % change on previous year | +77.1% |
| 1969 | 12.17 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 1970 | 20.3 % change on previous year | +66.8% |
| 1971 | 13.64 % change on previous year | -32.8% |
| 1972 | 33.98 % change on previous year | +149.1% |
| 1973 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 1974 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -288.6% |
| 1975 | 14.84 % change on previous year | +590.2% |
| 1976 | 10.1 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 1977 | 37.05 % change on previous year | +267.0% |
| 1978 | 14.38 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 1979 | -6.11 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 1980 | 11.15 % change on previous year | -282.6% |
| 1981 | 0.037 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 1982 | 7.56 % change on previous year | +20317.5% |
| 1983 | 11.96 % change on previous year | +58.3% |
| 1984 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 1985 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 1986 | 15.16 % change on previous year | -1099.7% |
| 1987 | -8.71 % change on previous year | -157.4% |
| 1988 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -132.8% |
| 1989 | 8.45 % change on previous year | +195.7% |
| 1990 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 1991 | -5.97 % change on previous year | +165.9% |
| 1992 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 1993 | 14.45 % change on previous year | +886.2% |
| 1994 | 7.18 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1995 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 1996 | -7.29 % change on previous year | +294.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7623 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 1998 | 11.84 % change on previous year | +1452.8% |
| 1999 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 2000 | -14.12 % change on previous year | +318.1% |
| 2001 | -0.6547 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2002 | -0.6798 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.62 % change on previous year | -1220.4% |
| 2004 | -9.98 % change on previous year | -231.0% |
| 2005 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2006 | -6.83 % change on previous year | +242.9% |
| 2007 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 2008 | -0.6982 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 2009 | 18.12 % change on previous year | -2695.1% |
| 2010 | -13.45 % change on previous year | -174.2% |
| 2011 | -5.46 % change on previous year | -59.4% |
| 2012 | 19.05 % change on previous year | -449.3% |
| 2013 | -6.02 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2015 | -0.2474 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -1094.7% |
| 2017 | 8.84 % change on previous year | +259.3% |
| 2018 | 10.68 % change on previous year | +20.7% |
| 2019 | -10.07 % change on previous year | -194.3% |
| 2020 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -132.9% |
| 2021 | 5.18 % change on previous year | +56.4% |
| 2022 | -14.02 % change on previous year | -370.9% |
| 2023 | -18.25 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +20317.5% | 0.037 % change on previous year | 7.56 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +2695.1% | -0.6982 % change on previous year | 18.12 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1452.8% | 0.7623 % change on previous year | 11.84 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.31 % change on previous year | -14.62 % change on previous year | 49.93 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 13.92 % change on previous year | -6.11 % change on previous year | 37.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.58 % change on previous year | -8.71 % change on previous year | 15.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 % change on previous year | -7.29 % change on previous year | 14.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.31 % change on previous year | -14.12 % change on previous year | 18.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5789 % change on previous year | -13.45 % change on previous year | 19.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.95 % change on previous year | -18.25 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 178 Papua New Guinea -17.27 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Ukraine -18.18 % change on previous year compare
- 180 Philippines -18.23 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Benin -18.29 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Hungary -18.44 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Peru -20.65 % change on previous year compare
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 (direct emissions) in Ireland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Ireland was -18.25 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.93 % change on previous year in 1966.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.25 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions)?
- Ireland ranks 181st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 203.0%. 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 (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.