Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Lithuania
Lithuania: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled was 127,381 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Lithuania, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Lithuania stood at 127,381 tonnes.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Lithuania peaked at 187,506 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40,000 tonnes, in 1995.
Lithuania ranks 61st of 202 countries on this measure, 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 88,000 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 43,000 tonnes | -51.1% |
| 1994 | 43,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40,000 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 79,000 tonnes | +97.5% |
| 1997 | 81,100 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 83,400 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 94,000 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 98,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 102,000 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 115,000 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 116,000 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 117,000 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 119,000 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 122,000 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 127,000 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 118,300 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 134,400 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 143,200 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 147,000 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 153,000 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 157,226 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 163,200 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 162,813 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 160,237 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 167,149 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 159,433 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 178,603 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 185,779 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 187,506 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 130,709 tonnes | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 127,381 tonnes | -2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +97.5% | 40,000 tonnes | 79,000 tonnes |
| 1993 | -51.1% | 88,000 tonnes | 43,000 tonnes |
| 2022 | -30.3% | 187,506 tonnes | 130,709 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,938 tonnes | 40,000 tonnes | 94,000 tonnes | 8 |
| 2000s | 116,870 tonnes | 98,000 tonnes | 134,400 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,186 tonnes | 143,200 tonnes | 178,603 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 157,844 tonnes | 127,381 tonnes | 187,506 tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Lithuania?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled in Lithuania was 127,381 tonnes in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 187,506 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 tonnes in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Lithuania ranks 61st out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.