Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Denmark

Fertilizer use in Denmark in 2023 — 113.6 kg/ha. Ranked 74 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 25.6%.

2023 113.6 kg/ha −5.98% vs 2022
World rank 74of 191
Period maximum 277.5 kg/ha1973
Period minimum 102.9 kg/ha2009

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Denmark, 1961–202310015020025030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 152.7 kg/ha1963: 162.7 kg/ha1965: 183.3 kg/ha1967: 195.9 kg/ha1969: 216.4 kg/ha1971: 238.9 kg/ha1973: 277.5 kg/ha1975: 241.2 kg/ha1977: 262.2 kg/ha1979: 264.1 kg/ha1981: 234.2 kg/ha1983: 267.8 kg/ha1985: 243.6 kg/ha1987: 235 kg/ha1989: 255.6 kg/ha1991: 227.9 kg/ha1993: 190.7 kg/ha1995: 188.9 kg/ha1997: 184.8 kg/ha1999: 163.5 kg/ha2001: 134.7 kg/ha2003: 138.2 kg/ha2005: 137.1 kg/ha2007: 142.4 kg/ha2009: 102.9 kg/ha2011: 112.8 kg/ha2013: 116.6 kg/ha2015: 136.9 kg/ha2017: 163.2 kg/ha2019: 136.1 kg/ha2021: 139.4 kg/ha2023: 113.6 kg/ha
Change over the period: −39.1 (−25.59%) Average annual rate: -0.48 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 113.6 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Northern Europe computed 149.4 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 113.6 −7.2 −5.98%
2022 120.9 −18.6 −13.31%
2021 139.4 −11.9 −7.84%
2020 151.3 +15.2 +11.17%
2019 136.1 +1.2 +0.93%
2018 134.8 −28.3 −17.36%
2017 163.2 +24 +17.27%
2016 139.1 +2.3 +1.65%
2015 136.9 +13.3 +10.78%
2014 123.6 +6.9 +5.95%
2013 116.6 +9.5 +8.88%
2012 107.1 −5.7 −5.08%
2011 112.8 −0.9 −0.76%
2010 113.7 +10.8 +10.49%
2009 102.9 −44.8 −30.31%
2008 147.7 +5.3 +3.7%
2007 142.4 +3.8 +2.76%
2006 138.6 +1.5 +1.07%
2005 137.1 −7.7 −5.3%
2004 144.8 +6.6 +4.78%
2003 138.2 +9.3 +7.22%
2002 128.9 −5.8 −4.3%
2001 134.7 −18.3 −11.98%
2000 153 −10.5 −6.4%
1999 163.5 −10.7 −6.12%
1998 174.1 −10.6 −5.76%
1997 184.8 −8.6 −4.44%
1996 193.4 +4.5 +2.38%
1995 188.9 −8.2 −4.14%
1994 197 +6.4 +3.33%
1993 190.7 −9 −4.51%
1992 199.7 −28.2 −12.37%
1991 227.9 −19.4 −7.84%
1990 247.2 −8.4 −3.28%
1989 255.6 +14.6 +6.07%
1988 241 +6 +2.56%
1987 235 −12.5 −5.07%
1986 247.5 +3.9 +1.62%
1985 243.6 −8.8 −3.5%
1984 252.4 −15.3 −5.73%
1983 267.8 +19.6 +7.9%
1982 248.2 +13.9 +5.95%
1981 234.2 −3.5 −1.46%
1980 237.7 −26.4 −10%
1979 264.1 +3.8 +1.44%
1978 260.3 −1.9 −0.71%
1977 262.2 +17 +6.93%
1976 245.2 +4.1 +1.69%
1975 241.2 +23.7 +10.92%
1974 217.4 −60.1 −21.65%
1973 277.5 +22.2 +8.7%
1972 255.3 +16.3 +6.83%
1971 238.9 +14.3 +6.38%
1970 224.6 +8.2 +3.77%
1969 216.4 +11.1 +5.4%
1968 205.4 +9.4 +4.8%
1967 195.9 +1.3 +0.69%
1966 194.6 +11.3 +6.17%
1965 183.3 +9 +5.14%
1964 174.3 +11.6 +7.15%
1963 162.7 +7.5 +4.8%
1962 155.2 +2.5 +1.65%
1961 152.7

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

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