This statistics shows the amount of nitrogen that was used in fertilizer for tillage crops and grasses on British farms from 2011 to 2020, measured in kilograms of nitrogen per hectare of land farmed (kg/ha). Over the past thirty years, the source states that most years see nitrogen usage on tillage crops fall in the 145-150 kg/ha range. In the time period recorded here, the tillage crops for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020 fell under this range at 142, 137, and 121 kg/ha, respectively.
Usage of nitrogen fertilizer in Great Britain (GB) from 2011 to 2020
(in kilograms per hectare)
The source also states that: "Overall, the 9 kg/ha decrease in the rate of nitrogen for all crops and grass in 2020 was caused by a 16 kg/ha decrease on all tillage crops and a 1 kg/ha decrease on grass. When compared with 2019, the rate of straight N decreased by 14 kg/ha for tillage crops but increased by 2 kg/ha for grass. The rate of compound N decreased by 2 kg/ha on tillage crops and by 3 kg/ha on grass. The mean rate of use of total N, straight N and compound N on all crops and grass over the five-year period (2016-2020), is 91 kg/ha, 71 kg/ha and 20 kg/ha, respectively."
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Defra. (August 12, 2021). Usage of nitrogen fertilizer in Great Britain (GB) from 2011 to 2020 (in kilograms per hectare) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/659270/overall-nitrogen-fertilizer-usage-uk/
Defra. "Usage of nitrogen fertilizer in Great Britain (GB) from 2011 to 2020 (in kilograms per hectare)." Chart. August 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659270/overall-nitrogen-fertilizer-usage-uk/
Defra. (2021). Usage of nitrogen fertilizer in Great Britain (GB) from 2011 to 2020 (in kilograms per hectare). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/659270/overall-nitrogen-fertilizer-usage-uk/
Defra. "Usage of Nitrogen Fertilizer in Great Britain (Gb) from 2011 to 2020 (in Kilograms per Hectare)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/659270/overall-nitrogen-fertilizer-usage-uk/
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