Italy vs Northern Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Italy
563,767 t
in 2023
Northern Europe
1.61 million t
in 2023
Italy rank
25th
Northern Europe rank
22nd

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Italy
  • Northern Europe
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 1.61 million t against 563,767 t in Italy, a difference of 1.05 million t.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 2.9 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 25th and Northern Europe ranks 22nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 442,633 t 1.07 million t 626,578 t Northern Europe
1970s 771,052 t 1.83 million t 1.06 million t Northern Europe
1980s 998,673 t 2.43 million t 1.43 million t Northern Europe
1990s 880,139 t 2.04 million t 1.16 million t Northern Europe
2000s 744,058 t 1.72 million t 971,728 t Northern Europe
2010s 582,514 t 1.76 million t 1.18 million t Northern Europe
2020s 532,984 t 1.71 million t 1.18 million t Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Italy or Northern Europe?
Northern Europe, at 1.61 million t against 563,767 t in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Italy and Northern Europe?
1.05 million t, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Northern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Northern Europe rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Italy ranks 25th and Northern Europe ranks 22nd 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 (%).