Nitrogen fertiliser use in Denmark
Farmers in Denmark used 83.2 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Denmark, 2024
83.2e (Estimate)
Change from 2023
+1.6%
World, 2024
71.3 kg/hae (Estimate)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
73.1 kg/ha
Position in 2024
36th of 192
Nitrogen fertiliser use in Denmark over time
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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 81.9 kg/ha in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 83.2 kg/ha, the figure has changed by 0%.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 36th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.
More for Denmark
All statistics for Denmark
Pesticide use
1.42e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Area under organic farming
11.1%
2024 · Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.47e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
1.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
1.2%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
6,096 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank