Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Poland
Poland: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0315 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.0315 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.0398 tonnes per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.01 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Poland ranks 16th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0189 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0339 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0353 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.036 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0371 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0378 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0371 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0355 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0398 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0389 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -54.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0264 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0275 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0303 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0262 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0272 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0315 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0315 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 tonnes per person, 3.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0315 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0164 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -54.8% | 0.0389 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.0241 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.033 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 0.0372 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.0336 tonnes per person | 0.0398 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0208 tonnes per person | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 0.0261 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0254 tonnes per person | 0.0218 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0286 tonnes per person | 0.0262 tonnes per person | 0.031 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0272 tonnes per person | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.0315 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More agriculture & rural data for Poland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 697.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3991 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Poland?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Poland was 0.0315 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0398 tonnes per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Poland rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Poland ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.