United Kingdom

Nitrogen Data Profile

148 Indicators 31 Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations 5 Data Sources
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Socio-economic Information

69.5M
Population
(2025)
4T$
GDP (current US$)
(2025)
57.6k$
GDP per capita (current US$)
(2025)
0.2%
Cropland Area (% of land area)
(2023)
6,086,183 ha
Cropland Area
(2023)
0.6%
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (% of GDP)
(2025)

N₂O Emissions by Sector

Indicators

Excess nitrogen per hectare of cropland single year 61.9 kg per hectare (2009)
Excess nitrogen from croplands single year 362 kt (2009)
Share of global excess nitrogen from croplands single year 0.481 % (2009)
Value 73.7 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1059.1%
Value 12.1 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +1289.3%
Value 1.06 Mt (2017)
Change since 1990 -35.9%
Which countries overapplied nitrogen without gains in crop yields? single year 0 % (2020)
Value 2.68 kg/person (2023)
Change since 1961 -67.9%
Value 59.1 kt (2017)
Change since 1990 +96.3%
Value 1.04 Mt (2017)
Change since 1990 -34.3%
Value 673 kt (2017)
Change since 1990 -20.4%
Value 55.1 kt (2017)
Change since 1990 -34.2%
Value 290 t (2020)
Change since 2000 -39.9%
Value 177 kt (2023)
Change since 1973 +3745.3%
Value 191 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 -2.0%
Total nitrogen inputs to crops single year 872 kt (2009)
Nitrogen inputs per hectare of cropland single year 149 kg/ha (2009)
Value 114 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +110.3%
Value 308 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -33.7%
Value 815 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1132.9%
Value 44.3 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -33.2%
Value 12.7 kg/ person (2023)
Change since 1961 +35.0%
Value 871 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +75.5%
Value 114 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +110.3%
Value 115 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +110.1%
Value 386 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -19.0%
Value 63.5 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 -2.9%
Value 31.6 g per $ (2023)
Change since 1961 +16.9%
Value 967 t (2020)
Change since 2000 -13.3%
Value 171 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 -23.5%
Value 78.5 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +184.3%
Value 252 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +108.4%
Value 125 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +501.0%
Value 1.35 Mt (2005)
Change since 2002 -8.9%
Value 18.5 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 -87.4%
Value 9.13 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 -57.2%
Value 197 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 -45.2%
Value 70.4 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +61.1%
Value 996 kt (2005)
Change since 2002 +8.4%
Value 72.7 kt (2005)
Change since 2002 +137.6%
Value 339 t (2024)
Change since 2002 -89.5%
Value 264 k$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +36.1%
Value 187 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +39.2%
Value 43.1 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +263.0%
Value 15 kt (2005)
Change since 2002 +0.0%
Value 137 kt (2005)
Change since 2002 +45.5%
Value 27 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 -75.8%
Value 9.86 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 -40.8%
Value 605 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +24.1%
Value 174 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +266.4%
Value 697 kt N (2023)
Change since 1961 +75.3%
Value 27.2 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +282.9%
Value 75.2 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +807.3%
Value 30.6 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 -32.6%
Value 32.2 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +325.5%
Value 2.22 Mt (2005)
Change since 2002 -11.1%
Value 72.6 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 -74.4%
Value 72.6 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 -74.4%
Value 300 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 -46.4%
Value 139 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +97.5%
Value 10.7 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +177.5%
Value 17 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +407.2%
Value 106 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +83.9%
Value 45.5 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +280.9%
Value 188 kt (2005)
Change since 2002 -41.9%
Value 324 kt (2005)
Change since 2002 +24.9%
Value 208 t (2024)
Change since 2002 +477.3%
Value 490 k$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +4365.8%
Value 117 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +688.5%
Value 139 kt (2005)
Change since 2002 +38.3%
Value 479 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +217.5%
Value 26.1 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +562.3%
Value 15.1 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +797.5%
Value 772 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +24.0%
Value 268 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +230.7%
Value 325 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +23.9%
Value 48 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -14.9%
Value 7.89 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +2.0%
Value 146,957 kg/ha and ton (2023)
Change since 1961 +8.8%
Value 24.1 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +30.4%
Value 53.4 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +48.5%
Value 553 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +129.9%
Value 92.4 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -1.0%
Value 90.9 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +175.6%
Value 15.2 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +18.7%
Value 66.7 % (2014)
Change since 1961 +135.2%
Value 62 % (2008)
Change since 2000 +3.3%
Share of all nitrate emissions to ground water attributable to agriculture single year 62 % (2008)
Percentage of all nitrate emissions to coastal water attributable to agriculture single year 60 % (2000)
Value 16 % (2010)
Change since 1990 +70.2%
Value 27.8 % (2009)
Change since 2000 -18.2%
Value 19.2 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 -9.7%
Value 355 Mt CO₂e (2021)
Change since 1990 -45.7%
Value 377 Mt CO₂e (2021)
Change since 1990 -14.0%
Value 231 kt (2021)
Change since 1990 -17.4%
Value 20,120 Gt CO₂e (2023)
Change since 1990 -24.1%
Value 293 t CO₂e/person (2023)
Change since 1990 -36.6%
Value 1.26 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +29.0%
Value 0.0001 t (1980)
Change since 1970 -66.7%
Value 0.128 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -60.6%
Value 0.113 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -46.0%
Value 0.0299 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +806.1%
Value 2.68 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +409.1%
Value 0 t (1980)
Change since 1970
Value 0.0482 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +132.9%
Value 0.283 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +29.0%
Value 0 t (1980)
Change since 1970 -100.0%
Value 0.0288 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -60.7%
Value 0.0254 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -46.0%
Value 0.0067 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +857.1%
Value 0.603 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +409.0%
Value 1.54 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +29.0%
Value 0.2 t (1980)
Change since 1970 -33.3%
Value 157 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -60.6%
Value 138 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -46.0%
Value 36.6 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +815.0%
Value 3.28 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +409.1%
Value 14.2 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -0.9%
Value 80.1 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +29.0%
Value 7.96 t (1980)
Change since 1970 -53.2%
Value 7.19 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -46.0%
Value 1.9 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +804.9%
Value 171 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +409.1%
Value 2.34 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +18.8%
Value 25.6 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 -12.8%
Value -28.8 % change (2024)
Change since 1991 -1114.8%
Value 265 kt (2021)
Change since 1990 -13.4%
Value 18.2 Gt CO₂e (2023)
Change since 1990 -58.9%
Value 608 t (2023)
Change since 1990 -77.9%
Value 265 t (2023)
Change since 1990 -13.6%
Value 28,062 Gt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1850 +738.3%
Value 0.956 % (2024)
Change since 1850 -59.0%
N₂O from all sectors per capita single year 0.481 Mt CO2e/ person (2009)
Value 265 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 -57.0%
Value 21.5 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 -66.9%
Value 102 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 -74.6%
Value 2.52 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 -41.0%
Value 336 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 -54.3%
Value 1.12 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +7.6%
Value 2.03 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +111.2%
Value 69.5 M (2025)
Change since 1960 +32.6%
Value 4 T$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +5365.5%
Value 57.6 k$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +4021.5%
Value 0.176 % of land area (2023)
Change since 1961 -64.6%
Number of Public Policies (All Years) single year 31 policies (2018)
Value 0 policies (2018)
Change since 1905 -100.0%
Value 0.64 % of GDP (2025)
Change since 1990 -49.8%
Value 6,086,183 ha (2023)
Change since 1961 -16.6%

Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations

All policies are sourced from the INMS International Policy Database Visit Database