Germany vs Southern Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Germany
836,782 t
in 2023
Southern Europe
1.99 million t
in 2023
Germany rank
21st
Southern Europe rank
18th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Germany
  • Southern Europe
1.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 1.99 million t against 836,782 t in Germany, a difference of 1.15 million t.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 2.4 times Germany's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 21st and Southern Europe ranks 18th of 186 countries.

Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 984,946 t 1.29 million t 301,247 t Southern Europe
1970s 1.54 million t 2.31 million t 768,071 t Southern Europe
1980s 1.79 million t 3.04 million t 1.25 million t Southern Europe
1990s 1.43 million t 2.70 million t 1.28 million t Southern Europe
2000s 1.39 million t 2.48 million t 1.09 million t Southern Europe
2010s 1.29 million t 2.27 million t 978,343 t Southern Europe
2020s 885,818 t 2.06 million t 1.18 million t Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Germany or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 1.99 million t against 836,782 t in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Germany and Southern Europe?
1.15 million t, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Southern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Southern Europe rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Germany ranks 21st and Southern Europe ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).