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Fertilizer use — Luxembourg

Fertilizer use in Luxembourg in 2023 — 171.1 kg/ha. Ranked 50 in the world out of 191. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 36%.

2023 171.1 kg/ha +21.35% vs 2022
World rank 50of 191
Period maximum 333.6 kg/ha2004
Period minimum 141 kg/ha2022

Trend over time

2002–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Luxembourg, 2002–2023100150200250300350200220052008201120142017202020232002: 267.5 kg/ha2003: 267.5 kg/ha2004: 333.6 kg/ha2005: 313.2 kg/ha2006: 293.6 kg/ha2007: 276.4 kg/ha2008: 250.5 kg/ha2009: 244.6 kg/ha2010: 258.2 kg/ha2011: 270.6 kg/ha2012: 258.5 kg/ha2013: 247.6 kg/ha2014: 240.8 kg/ha2015: 242.7 kg/ha2016: 262.1 kg/ha2017: 252.2 kg/ha2018: 217.2 kg/ha2019: 225.8 kg/ha2020: 218.7 kg/ha2021: 227 kg/ha2022: 141 kg/ha2023: 171.1 kg/ha
Change over the period: −96.4 (−36.03%) Average annual rate: -2.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Luxembourg 171.1 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Europe & Central Asia 76.2 kg/ha
Western Europe computed 134.5 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 171.1 +30.1 +21.35%
2022 141 −86 −37.88%
2021 227 +8.3 +3.79%
2020 218.7 −7.1 −3.14%
2019 225.8 +8.6 +3.98%
2018 217.2 −35.1 −13.9%
2017 252.2 −9.9 −3.77%
2016 262.1 +19.4 +8.01%
2015 242.7 +1.9 +0.8%
2014 240.8 −6.8 −2.76%
2013 247.6 −10.9 −4.23%
2012 258.5 −12.1 −4.47%
2011 270.6 +12.4 +4.81%
2010 258.2 +13.6 +5.56%
2009 244.6 −5.9 −2.37%
2008 250.5 −25.9 −9.37%
2007 276.4 −17.2 −5.87%
2006 293.6 −19.5 −6.23%
2005 313.2 −20.5 −6.13%
2004 333.6 +66.1 +24.73%
2003 267.5 +0 +0%
2002 267.5 — —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NL Netherlands 238 BE Belgium 191.7 LU Luxembourg 171.1 CH Switzerland 142.7 FR France 131.3 DE Germany 128.6 AT Austria 106.4
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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.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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