Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 2.26 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Europe is 2.26 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Europe peaked at 2.46 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 98,564 t, in 1974.
Southern Europe ranks 34th of 59 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 371,946 t | — |
| 1962 | 385,896 t | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 406,632 t | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 355,948 t | -12.5% |
| 1965 | 249,191 t | -30.0% |
| 1966 | 248,806 t | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 211,910 t | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 242,955 t | +14.7% |
| 1969 | 260,330 t | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 182,387 t | -29.9% |
| 1971 | 212,319 t | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 186,697 t | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 121,403 t | -35.0% |
| 1974 | 98,564 t | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 243,511 t | +147.1% |
| 1976 | 152,617 t | -37.3% |
| 1977 | 245,579 t | +60.9% |
| 1978 | 385,450 t | +57.0% |
| 1979 | 403,419 t | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 367,108 t | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 354,616 t | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 375,840 t | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 429,031 t | +14.2% |
| 1984 | 402,629 t | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 546,005 t | +35.6% |
| 1986 | 773,019 t | +41.6% |
| 1987 | 937,721 t | +21.3% |
| 1988 | 918,299 t | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.01 million t | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 1.30 million t | +28.8% |
| 1991 | 1.40 million t | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million t | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 1.35 million t | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 1.48 million t | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 1.44 million t | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.58 million t | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 1.53 million t | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.53 million t | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.54 million t | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.61 million t | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.58 million t | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.10 million t | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 2.11 million t | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.10 million t | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.86 million t | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million t | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.05 million t | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million t | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 1.84 million t | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.75 million t | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.62 million t | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.90 million t | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 2.08 million t | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million t | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million t | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.27 million t | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.20 million t | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million t | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.24 million t | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.46 million t | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 2.30 million t | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.35 million t | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.45 million t | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 2.26 million t | -7.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +147.1% | 98,564 t | 243,511 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 303,735 t | 211,910 t | 406,632 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 223,195 t | 98,564 t | 403,419 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 611,591 t | 354,616 t | 1.01 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 million t | 1.22 million t | 1.58 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million t | 1.58 million t | 2.11 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million t | 1.62 million t | 2.29 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 million t | 2.26 million t | 2.46 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 31 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 390,769 t compare
- 32 Republic of Korea 388,928 t compare
- 33 Czechia 368,466 t compare
- 34 Ireland 342,878 t compare
- 35 Chile 329,761 t compare
- 36 New Zealand 315,447 t compare
- 37 Sweden 299,370 t compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -15.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -10.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Europe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Southern Europe was 2.26 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,564 t in 1974.
- How does Southern Europe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Southern Europe ranks 34th out of 59 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.