Year Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium
Active ingredients applied on arable land area treated with chemical fertiliser
2012 88.6 18.7 21.9
2013 90.1 19.9 21.6
2014 87.4 21.3 23.0
2015 88.7 20.4 20.7
2016 93.6 27.6 27.3
2017 92.1 31.6 26.6
2018 92.9 31.5 25.0
2019a 89.6 26.0 20.3
2020 92.9 30.8 25.3
2021 89.3 28.4 23.9
2022 79.5 23.4 19.8
2023 76.5 17.9 15.0
Active ingredients applied in orchards treated with chemical fertiliser
2012 69.7 15.7 31.0
2013 63.5 19.8 32.1
2014 61.2 21.4 41.3
2015 60.1 19.3 32.1
2016 60.5 24.6 42.3
2017 59.2 24.6 35.7
2018 64.1 26.5 36.4
2019a 60.4 27.0 33.0
2020 71.0 36.4 47.0
2021 62.8 24.4 42.8
2022 55.2 22.5 31.1
2023 52.4 17.1 26.5
Active ingredients applied in vineyards treated with chemical fertiliser
2012 54.4 26.4 48.8
2013 60.4 25.5 44.6
2014 70.4 31.2 45.4
2015 51.5 33.9 54.7
2016 56.1 38.1 72.1
2017 49.8 50.1 59.8
2018 44.7 43.0 67.9
2019a 44.7 44.2 65.6
2020 55.9 79.9 74.9
2021 46.3 39.1 49.4
2022 41.6 32.1 52.5
2023 57.8 34.7 53.4
Active ingredients applied on grassland treated with chemical fertiliser
2012 50.3 1.2 1.4
2013 51.9 2.7 3.3
2014 68.3 2.0 2.0
2015 50.5 2.0 3.9
2016 57.8 4.2 5.5
2017 52.6 5.9 5.1
2018 49.4 5.6 6.2
2019a 49.1 6.8 6.9
2020 68.4 6.5 5.1
2021 66.9 11.8 10.1
2022 62.7 14.0 14.7
2023 60.9 4.4 3.5
Active ingredients applied on agricultural area treated with chemical fertiliser
2012 88.1 18.6 22.1
2013 89.6 19.9 21.8
2014 87.0 21.3 23.2
2015 88.1 20.4 20.9
2016 93.0 27.5 27.5
2017 91.4 31.5 26.7
2018 92.3 31.4 25.2
2019a 89.1 26.0 20.3
2020 92.3 30.8 25.5
2021 88.8 28.3 24.0
2022 79.2 23.3 20.0
2023 76.2 17.9 15.2

Footnotes

*The data refer to farming year.
aIn 2019 the data refer to calendar year.

Explanation of symbols

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Break in series (limited comparability).
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