Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Spain
Spain: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 47.72 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Spain is 47.72 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Spain peaked at 65.53 kg/ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15.78 kg/ha, in 1961.
Spain ranks 93rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.35 kg/ha | 15.78 kg/ha | 29.39 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.46 kg/ha | 29.2 kg/ha | 44.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.34 kg/ha | 39.04 kg/ha | 56.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.7 kg/ha | 40.85 kg/ha | 64.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.71 kg/ha | 42.61 kg/ha | 65.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.11 kg/ha | 48.99 kg/ha | 63.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.59 kg/ha | 45.17 kg/ha | 61.56 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Spain?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Spain was 47.72 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 65.53 kg/ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.78 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Spain ranks 93rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).