Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Latvia
Latvia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled was 80,316 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Latvia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 80,316 tonnes for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Latvia peaked at 84,646 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12,000 tonnes, in 1995.
That places Latvia 79th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Latvia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 63,000 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 40,000 tonnes | -36.5% |
| 1994 | 40,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,000 tonnes | -70.0% |
| 1996 | 14,000 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 19,000 tonnes | +35.7% |
| 1998 | 31,500 tonnes | +65.8% |
| 1999 | 33,600 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 28,498 tonnes | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 31,600 tonnes | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 27,600 tonnes | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 37,500 tonnes | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 35,113 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 40,900 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 42,700 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 47,748 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 50,228 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 53,508 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 58,643 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 61,875 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 65,204 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 69,696 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 72,935 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 75,820 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 78,285 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 77,441 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 74,540 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 80,718 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 84,346 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 84,646 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82,305 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 80,316 tonnes | -2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -70.0% | 40,000 tonnes | 12,000 tonnes |
| 1998 | +65.8% | 19,000 tonnes | 31,500 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,638 tonnes | 12,000 tonnes | 63,000 tonnes | 8 |
| 2000s | 39,540 tonnes | 27,600 tonnes | 53,508 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,516 tonnes | 58,643 tonnes | 80,718 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,903 tonnes | 80,316 tonnes | 84,646 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Latvia?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Latvia was 80,316 tonnes in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 84,646 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 tonnes in 1995.
- How does Latvia rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Latvia ranks 79th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.