Nitrogen fertiliser use in Ireland

Farmers in Ireland used 164.5 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Ireland, 2024 164.5e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +12.4% 2023: 146.3 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 73.1 kg/ha Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 11th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Ireland 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.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period IrelandWorld
2024 164.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 146.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 176.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 210.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 196.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 190.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 207.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 183.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 168.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 167.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 163.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 160.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 167.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 148.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 163.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 179.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 144.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 151.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 157.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 161.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 154.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 168.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 160.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 161.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 162.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +12.4% from 146.3 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 163.7 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +0.5%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 11th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Ireland
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0