Nitrogen fertiliser use in Slovakia

Farmers in Slovakia used 81.1 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2012.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1993 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Slovakia, 2024 81.1e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 −0.2% 2023: 81.3 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 38th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Slovakia 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 SlovakiaWorld
2024 81.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 81.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 86.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 94.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 93.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 94.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 94.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 90.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 92.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 83.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 86.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 82.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 80.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 71.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 65.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 61.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 54.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 62.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 63.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 55.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 57.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 55.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 55.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 52.1 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 −0.2% from 81.3 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 86.4 kg/ha, the figure has changed by −6.1%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Slovakia has the 38th 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
1993 to 2024 for Slovakia
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