Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Ireland

Fertilizer use in Ireland in 2023 — 895.9 kg/ha. Ranked 5 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 188.1%.

2023 895.9 kg/ha −15.18% vs 2022
World rank 5of 191
Period maximum 1,886 kg/ha1995
Period minimum 311 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Ireland, 1961–202305001,0001,5002,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 311 kg/ha1963: 385.4 kg/ha1965: 383.2 kg/ha1967: 622.8 kg/ha1969: 741.3 kg/ha1971: 784.3 kg/ha1973: 1,046.4 kg/ha1975: 943.2 kg/ha1977: 1,215.9 kg/ha1979: 1,143 kg/ha1981: 1,115.2 kg/ha1983: 1,362.4 kg/ha1985: 1,247.6 kg/ha1987: 1,509.4 kg/ha1989: 1,704.4 kg/ha1991: 1,697.7 kg/ha1993: 1,772.7 kg/ha1995: 1,886 kg/ha1997: 1,553.7 kg/ha1999: 1,481.8 kg/ha2001: 1,158.1 kg/ha2003: 1,187.7 kg/ha2005: 1,109.7 kg/ha2007: 973.6 kg/ha2009: 1,123.8 kg/ha2011: 995.7 kg/ha2013: 1,110.3 kg/ha2015: 1,019.3 kg/ha2017: 1,127.3 kg/ha2019: 1,183.6 kg/ha2021: 1,303.1 kg/ha2023: 895.9 kg/ha
Change over the period: +584.9 (+188.07%) Average annual rate: 1.72 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ireland 895.9 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Northern Europe computed 149.4 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 895.9 −160.3 −15.18%
2022 1,056.2 −246.9 −18.95%
2021 1,303.1 +82.8 +6.79%
2020 1,220.3 +36.7 +3.1%
2019 1,183.6 −91.7 −7.19%
2018 1,275.3 +148 +13.13%
2017 1,127.3 +104 +10.16%
2016 1,023.3 +4 +0.39%
2015 1,019.3 +27.9 +2.82%
2014 991.4 −118.9 −10.71%
2013 1,110.3 −28.4 −2.5%
2012 1,138.8 +143.1 +14.37%
2011 995.7 −69.7 −6.54%
2010 1,065.4 −58.4 −5.2%
2009 1,123.8 +266.6 +31.1%
2008 857.2 −116.4 −11.96%
2007 973.6 −92.5 −8.67%
2006 1,066.1 −43.6 −3.93%
2005 1,109.7 +32.3 +3%
2004 1,077.4 −110.2 −9.28%
2003 1,187.7 +34 +2.94%
2002 1,153.7 −4.4 −0.38%
2001 1,158.1 −69.9 −5.69%
2000 1,228 −253.8 −17.12%
1999 1,481.8 −115 −7.2%
1998 1,596.8 +43.1 +2.77%
1997 1,553.7 −135.7 −8.03%
1996 1,689.4 −196.7 −10.43%
1995 1,886 +7.4 +0.4%
1994 1,878.6 +105.9 +5.97%
1993 1,772.7 +72.5 +4.27%
1992 1,700.2 +2.5 +0.14%
1991 1,697.7 −56.7 −3.23%
1990 1,754.4 +50 +2.94%
1989 1,704.4 +88.4 +5.47%
1988 1,616 +106.6 +7.07%
1987 1,509.4 −30.3 −1.97%
1986 1,539.7 +292.1 +23.42%
1985 1,247.6 −67.2 −5.11%
1984 1,314.7 −47.7 −3.5%
1983 1,362.4 +152.4 +12.6%
1982 1,210 +94.7 +8.5%
1981 1,115.2 +29.6 +2.73%
1980 1,085.6 −57.4 −5.02%
1979 1,143 −175.9 −13.34%
1978 1,318.9 +103 +8.47%
1977 1,215.9 +187.4 +18.22%
1976 1,028.5 +85.3 +9.04%
1975 943.2 +178.1 +23.28%
1974 765.1 −281.2 −26.88%
1973 1,046.4 +9.7 +0.93%
1972 1,036.7 +252.4 +32.17%
1971 784.3 −11 −1.39%
1970 795.4 +54.1 +7.29%
1969 741.3 +59.7 +8.76%
1968 681.6 +58.8 +9.44%
1967 622.8 +56.2 +9.92%
1966 566.6 +183.4 +47.87%
1965 383.2 −10.9 −2.77%
1964 394.1 +8.7 +2.26%
1963 385.4 +26.7 +7.46%
1962 358.6 +47.6 +15.32%
1961 311

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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