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Fertilizer use — Southern Europe

Fertilizer use in Southern Europe in 2023 — 121.6 kg/ha. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 27.5%.

2023 121.6 kg/ha +2.53% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 169.3 kg/ha2007
Period minimum 111.8 kg/ha2009

Trend over time

2000–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Southern Europe, 2000–20231001201401601802000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 167.9 kg/ha2001: 157.7 kg/ha2002: 158.9 kg/ha2003: 166.2 kg/ha2004: 165.2 kg/ha2005: 150.4 kg/ha2006: 151.7 kg/ha2007: 169.3 kg/ha2008: 130.4 kg/ha2009: 111.8 kg/ha2010: 130.6 kg/ha2011: 130.6 kg/ha2012: 130.6 kg/ha2013: 140.1 kg/ha2014: 140.2 kg/ha2015: 140.6 kg/ha2016: 138 kg/ha2017: 143.2 kg/ha2018: 138.2 kg/ha2019: 139 kg/ha2020: 153.5 kg/ha2021: 136.4 kg/ha2022: 118.6 kg/ha2023: 121.6 kg/ha
Change over the period: −46.2 (−27.54%) Average annual rate: -1.39 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Europe 121.6 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 121.6 +3 +2.53%
2022 118.6 −17.7 −13%
2021 136.4 −17.2 −11.18%
2020 153.5 +14.5 +10.43%
2019 139 +0.8 +0.59%
2018 138.2 −5 −3.46%
2017 143.2 +5.2 +3.73%
2016 138 −2.6 −1.83%
2015 140.6 +0.4 +0.3%
2014 140.2 +0.1 +0.04%
2013 140.1 +9.6 +7.33%
2012 130.6 −0.1 −0.04%
2011 130.6 +0 +0.02%
2010 130.6 +18.8 +16.82%
2009 111.8 −18.6 −14.26%
2008 130.4 −39 −23.01%
2007 169.3 +17.6 +11.63%
2006 151.7 +1.2 +0.83%
2005 150.4 −14.7 −8.91%
2004 165.2 −1.1 −0.65%
2003 166.2 +7.3 +4.61%
2002 158.9 +1.2 +0.78%
2001 157.7 −10.2 −6.07%
2000 167.9 — —

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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