Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Spain
Spain: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 722,028 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Spain recorded 722,028 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Spain peaked at 887,269 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,220 t, in 1977.
Spain ranks 15th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 199,141 t | — |
| 1962 | 155,955 t | -21.7% |
| 1963 | 161,269 t | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 138,046 t | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 133,310 t | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 78,100 t | -41.4% |
| 1967 | 80,300 t | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 90,900 t | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 102,500 t | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 48,000 t | -53.2% |
| 1971 | 48,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 33,561 t | -30.1% |
| 1973 | 15,150 t | -54.9% |
| 1974 | 11,806 t | -22.1% |
| 1975 | 13,988 t | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 8,377 t | -40.1% |
| 1977 | 5,220 t | -37.7% |
| 1978 | 15,800 t | +202.7% |
| 1979 | 19,809 t | +25.4% |
| 1980 | 13,926 t | -29.7% |
| 1981 | 13,986 t | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 20,191 t | +44.4% |
| 1983 | 14,009 t | -30.6% |
| 1984 | 11,471 t | -18.1% |
| 1985 | 31,980 t | +178.8% |
| 1986 | 269,200 t | +741.8% |
| 1987 | 402,900 t | +49.7% |
| 1988 | 379,924 t | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 456,586 t | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 454,796 t | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 467,085 t | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 397,120 t | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 437,900 t | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 493,200 t | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 478,100 t | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 601,600 t | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 528,800 t | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 555,000 t | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 562,014 t | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 645,000 t | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 530,900 t | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 626,608 t | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 715,197 t | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 640,255 t | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 561,128 t | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 548,512 t | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 624,189 t | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 516,131 t | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 457,339 t | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 601,343 t | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 556,211 t | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 577,354 t | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 715,110 t | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 883,962 t | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 887,269 t | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 737,903 t | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 821,387 t | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 859,756 t | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 806,150 t | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 885,487 t | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 850,829 t | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 672,741 t | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 754,620 t | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 722,028 t | -4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +741.8% | 31,980 t | 269,200 t |
| 1978 | +202.7% | 5,220 t | 15,800 t |
| 1985 | +178.8% | 11,471 t | 31,980 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126,613 t | 78,100 t | 199,141 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,971 t | 5,220 t | 48,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 161,417 t | 11,471 t | 456,586 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 497,562 t | 397,120 t | 601,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 586,526 t | 457,339 t | 715,197 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 744,644 t | 556,211 t | 887,269 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 777,141 t | 672,741 t | 885,487 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 12 Poland 972,609 t compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 857,565 t compare
- 14 Argentina 828,497 t compare
- 16 Bangladesh 665,242 t compare
- 17 Philippines 658,229 t compare
- 18 Ukraine 650,438 t compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate -11.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 3,192 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -0.3352 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Spain?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Spain was 722,028 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 887,269 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,220 t in 1977.
- How does Spain rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.