Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe
Western Europe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 4.17 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 4.17 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe peaked at 4.88 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 93,527 t, in 1961.
Western Europe ranks 18th 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 93,527 t | — |
| 1962 | 140,340 t | +50.1% |
| 1963 | 147,689 t | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 217,377 t | +47.2% |
| 1965 | 300,313 t | +38.2% |
| 1966 | 356,070 t | +18.6% |
| 1967 | 371,022 t | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 472,150 t | +27.3% |
| 1969 | 462,459 t | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 621,416 t | +34.4% |
| 1971 | 775,622 t | +24.8% |
| 1972 | 922,818 t | +19.0% |
| 1973 | 1.02 million t | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 759,475 t | -25.9% |
| 1975 | 1.10 million t | +45.3% |
| 1976 | 1.23 million t | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 1.39 million t | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 1.48 million t | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 1.64 million t | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.67 million t | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 1.80 million t | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 2.09 million t | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 2.19 million t | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 2.09 million t | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 2.41 million t | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 2.72 million t | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 2.98 million t | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 3.11 million t | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 3.14 million t | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.75 million t | +19.5% |
| 1991 | 3.48 million t | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 3.28 million t | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 3.11 million t | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 3.77 million t | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 4.04 million t | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 4.00 million t | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.18 million t | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 4.11 million t | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.95 million t | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 3.49 million t | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 3.27 million t | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.10 million t | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 3.79 million t | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 3.38 million t | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 3.51 million t | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 2.96 million t | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 2.58 million t | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 3.01 million t | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.35 million t | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 2.94 million t | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 4.40 million t | +49.6% |
| 2012 | 4.25 million t | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.26 million t | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.88 million t | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 4.55 million t | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 4.43 million t | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.58 million t | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.25 million t | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.21 million t | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.14 million t | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.15 million t | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.40 million t | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 4.02 million t | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 4.17 million t | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 284,550 t | 93,527 t | 472,150 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 million t | 621,416 t | 1.64 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 million t | 1.67 million t | 3.14 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.77 million t | 3.11 million t | 4.18 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 million t | 2.35 million t | 3.79 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.28 million t | 2.94 million t | 4.88 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 million t | 4.02 million t | 4.40 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 15 Spain 722,028 t compare
- 16 Bangladesh 665,242 t compare
- 17 Philippines 658,229 t compare
- 18 Ukraine 650,438 t compare
- 19 South Africa 640,129 t compare
- 20 Italy 640,068 t compare
- 21 Viet Nam 549,405 t compare
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- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Western Europe was 4.17 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 93,527 t in 1961.
- How does Western Europe rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Western Europe ranks 18th out of 59 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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
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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.