Nitrogen fertiliser use in Lithuania

Farmers in Lithuania used 53.6 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2000.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1992 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Lithuania, 2024 53.6e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 −1.7% 2023: 54.5 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 77th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Lithuania 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 LithuaniaWorld
2024 53.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 54.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 56.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 81.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 81.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 79.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 74.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 78.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 73.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 73.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 68.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 67.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 66.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 66.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 64.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 62.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 68.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 61.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 70.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 74.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 60.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 33.6 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 −1.7% from 54.5 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 68.5 kg/ha, the figure has changed by −21.7%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Lithuania has the 77th 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
1992 to 2024 for Lithuania
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