Fertilizer use per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Fertilizer use per capita was 15.77 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertilizer use per capita in Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, fertilizer use per capita in Ireland stood at 15.77 Kilograms per capita.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per capita in Ireland peaked at 66.5 Kilograms per capita in 1978 and was at its lowest, 14.07 Kilograms per capita, in 2008.
Ireland ranks 9th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.01 Kilograms per capita | 28.14 Kilograms per capita | 47.98 Kilograms per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.9 Kilograms per capita | 35.47 Kilograms per capita | 66.5 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.78 Kilograms per capita | 49.16 Kilograms per capita | 56.12 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.71 Kilograms per capita | 39.44 Kilograms per capita | 52.3 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.16 Kilograms per capita | 14.07 Kilograms per capita | 35.5 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.01 Kilograms per capita | 19.29 Kilograms per capita | 24.68 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.56 Kilograms per capita | 15.77 Kilograms per capita | 24.45 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.94 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 35.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 258,930 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per capita in Ireland?
- Fertilizer use per capita in Ireland was 15.77 Kilograms per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5 Kilograms per capita in 1978.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 Kilograms per capita in 2008.
- How does Ireland rank for fertilizer use per capita?
- Ireland ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.