Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Western Europe
Western Europe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity was 4.24 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 4.24 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Western Europe peaked at 4.99 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million t, in 1964.
Western Europe ranks 18th of 58 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.27 million t | — |
| 1962 | 1.24 million t | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 1.24 million t | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.22 million t | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 1.38 million t | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 1.81 million t | +31.3% |
| 1967 | 1.80 million t | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 2.11 million t | +17.2% |
| 1969 | 1.77 million t | -16.0% |
| 1970 | 1.88 million t | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 1.77 million t | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 2.09 million t | +18.3% |
| 1973 | 2.29 million t | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 1.98 million t | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 1.99 million t | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2.30 million t | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 2.48 million t | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 3.07 million t | +23.9% |
| 1979 | 2.99 million t | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.94 million t | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.71 million t | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 3.08 million t | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 3.31 million t | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 3.44 million t | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 2.97 million t | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 3.55 million t | +19.3% |
| 1987 | 3.71 million t | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 3.80 million t | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.39 million t | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 4.99 million t | +46.9% |
| 1991 | 4.55 million t | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 4.41 million t | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 4.36 million t | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.64 million t | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 4.94 million t | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 4.65 million t | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 4.83 million t | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 4.73 million t | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.40 million t | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 3.38 million t | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 2.41 million t | -28.7% |
| 2002 | 2.22 million t | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 2.27 million t | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.06 million t | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million t | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 2.15 million t | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.48 million t | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 2.15 million t | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million t | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 2.89 million t | +83.2% |
| 2011 | 4.13 million t | +43.0% |
| 2012 | 4.75 million t | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 4.50 million t | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 4.76 million t | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 4.55 million t | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.36 million t | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.80 million t | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 4.64 million t | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.79 million t | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.70 million t | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.66 million t | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.86 million t | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 3.77 million t | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 4.24 million t | +12.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Western Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +83.2% | 1.57 million t | 2.89 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 million t | 1.22 million t | 2.11 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.28 million t | 1.77 million t | 3.07 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.29 million t | 2.71 million t | 3.80 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 million t | 4.36 million t | 4.99 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.30 million t | 1.57 million t | 3.38 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 million t | 2.89 million t | 4.80 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.24 million t | 3.77 million t | 4.70 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 15 Belgium 1.11 million t compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 15 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 15 Micronesia 0 t compare
- 15 Polynesia 0 t compare
- 16 Malaysia 955,320 t compare
- 17 Poland 844,831 t compare
- 18 Norway 772,006 t compare
- 19 Indonesia 717,400 t compare
- 20 Trinidad and Tobago 689,606 t compare
- 21 Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 644,820 t compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Western Europe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Western Europe was 4.24 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million t in 1964.
- How does Western Europe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity?
- Western Europe ranks 18th out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf