Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Latvia
Latvia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 44.04 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Latvia is 44.04 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Latvia peaked at 44.89 kg/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.83 kg/cap, in 1995.
That places Latvia 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Latvia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.09 kg/cap | — |
| 1993 | 15.6 kg/cap | -35.2% |
| 1994 | 15.87 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.83 kg/cap | -69.6% |
| 1996 | 5.7 kg/cap | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 7.81 kg/cap | +37.0% |
| 1998 | 13.07 kg/cap | +67.3% |
| 1999 | 14.05 kg/cap | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 12.03 kg/cap | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 13.51 kg/cap | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 11.94 kg/cap | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 16.38 kg/cap | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 15.51 kg/cap | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 18.26 kg/cap | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 19.24 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 21.7 kg/cap | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 23.06 kg/cap | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 24.98 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 27.95 kg/cap | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 30.04 kg/cap | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 32.05 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 34.62 kg/cap | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 36.57 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 38.33 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 39.94 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 39.86 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 38.67 kg/cap | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 42.17 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 44.37 kg/cap | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 44.89 kg/cap | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 43.75 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 42.67 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 44.04 kg/cap | +3.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 44.04 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.83 kg/cap, 4.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 44.04 kg/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.81 kg/cap, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -69.6% | 15.87 kg/cap | 4.83 kg/cap |
| 1998 | +67.3% | 7.81 kg/cap | 13.07 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.63 kg/cap | 4.83 kg/cap | 24.09 kg/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.66 kg/cap | 11.94 kg/cap | 24.98 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.02 kg/cap | 27.95 kg/cap | 42.17 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.94 kg/cap | 42.67 kg/cap | 44.89 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 7 Ireland 59.07 kg/cap compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.05 kg/cap compare
- 8 Belarus 51.27 kg/cap compare
- 9 Bulgaria 47.25 kg/cap compare
- 10 Melanesia 2.82 kg/cap compare
- 11 Lithuania 43.67 kg/cap compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 2.29 kg/cap compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.01 kg/cap compare
- 12 Serbia 39.04 kg/cap compare
- 13 Hungary 35.01 kg/cap compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 1.53 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Latvia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Latvia was 44.04 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.89 kg/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 kg/cap in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Latvia ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. 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