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
2020b .. .. ..
2021 84.1 26.7 22.4
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
2020b .. .. ..
2021 62.8 24.4 42.8
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
2020b .. .. ..
2021 46.3 39.1 49.3
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
2020b .. .. ..
2021 66.9 11.8 10.1
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
2020b .. .. ..
2021 83.7 26.6 22.6

Footnotes

*The data refer to farming year.
aIn 2019 the data refer to calendar year.
bNo data are available for 2020.

Explanation of symbols

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Break in series (limited comparability).
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