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The consumption of mineral fertilisers in Slovenia was reduced by 31 % in the period 1992–2017. Also the consumption of nutrients (N, P2O5, K2O) per hectare of utilised agricultural area was reduced from 135 kg/ha to 98 kg/ha, or by 27 %. In the period 1992–2017, on average 62 kg N, 27 kg P2O5, and 34 kg of K2O per hectare of utilised agricultural area were used. In the period 2007–2016 the average consumption of nitrogen in Slovenia was lower (57 kg N/ha) compared to the EU average (60 kg N/ha). In the same period the consumption of phosphorus was higher (20 kg P2O5/ha) compared to EU average (14 kg P2O5/ha).


The indicator represents the consumption of mineral fertilizers in Slovenia in the period 1992–2017. Their total consumption and consumption of the main plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) are presented. The consumption of plant nutrients per hectare of utilized agricultural area is calculated and a comparison of nitrogen and phosphorus consumption with the countries of the European Union in the period of 2006–2017 is given.

Mineral fertilizers are substances, regardless of their physical state, which contain plant nutrients and are added to the soil or plants to improve growth, increase yields, improve crop quality or soil fertility and are obtained in an industrial process (Mineral Fertilizers Act, Ur. l. RS, 29/06).


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Figure KM02-1: Consumption of mineral fertilisers in Slovenia in the period 1992–2017
Sources: 
Agricultural Institute of Slovenia (2018)
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mineral fertilisers

1992

189922

1993

174055

1994

182191

1995

168780

1996

168029

1997

180599

1998

184729

1999

186370

2000

174180

2001

178166

2002

175724

2003

177589

2004

162680

2005

149504

2006

146593

2007

149587

2008

135011

2009

119135

2010

131855

2011

131304

2012

128364

2013

130347

2014

136054

2015

136114

2016

129480

2017

130524

Figure KM02-2: Consumption of nutrients (N, P2O5, K2O) per hectare of utilised agricultural area in Slovenia in the period 1992–2017
Sources: 
Agricultural Institute of Slovenia (2018)
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Nitrogen (N)

Potassium (K2O)

Phosphorus (P2O5)

1992

70.05

36.75

27.86

1993

60.38

39.32

31.00

1994

63.14

41.40

35.25

1995

61.40

40.04

33.13

1996

60.95

40.71

33.05

1997

68.79

45.50

35.27

1998

70.89

46.74

38.35

1999

68.95

48.94

39.55

2000

67.12

43.67

35.86

2001

68.22

41.03

32.59

2002

66.10

40.86

31.06

2003

67.69

39.25

30.04

2004

61.70

37.86

29.85

2005

57.33

31.61

26.40

2006

61.97

31.53

26.08

2007

59.41

30.62

25.57

2008

50.85

29.80

24.24

2009

60.20

18.30

16.34

2010

56.95

25.50

20.51

2011

59.22

25.20

19.67

2012

54.83

22.52

18.54

2013

56.93

22.64

18.58

2014

59.33

22.11

18.96

2015

59.39

24.17

19.79

2016

56.73

23.77

19.18

2017

56.26

22.98

18.97

Figure KM02-3: Consumption of nitrogen (N) per hectare of utilised agricultural area in the member states of the European Union in the period 2007–2016
Sources: 
EUROSTAT (2018)
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Nitrogen (N) [kg/ha]

Romania

22.48

Portugal

29.35

Estonia

33.63

Latvia

33.75

Greece

37.33

Austria

38.02

Spain

38.63

Italy

44.05

Bulgaria

48.49

Lithuania

51.63

Sweden

55.67

Malta

56.45

Slovenia

57.38

Hungary

58.21

United Kingdom

58.41

European Union

59.85

Slovakia

62.25

Finland

63.92

Cyprus

64.57

Ireland

71.71

Poland

73.22

France

74.05

Denmark

74.46

Croatia

78.99

Czech Republic

95.40

Germany

100.27

Luxembourg

102.83

Belgium

107.14

Netherlands

117.91

Figure KM02-4: Consumption of phosphorus (P2O5) per hectare of utilized agricultural area in the Member States of the European Union in the period 2007–2016
Sources: 
EUROSTAT (2018)
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Phosphorus (P2O5)[kg/ha]
Estonia7.77
Malta7.97
Romania8.41
Netherlands8.57
Belgium8.66
Sweden8.72
Bulgaria8.80
Luxembourg9.76
Denmark10.22
Austria10.23
Latvia10.53
United Kingdom11.09
Portugal11.29
Greece11.61
Slovakia12.06
Finland12.18
Czech Republic12.21
Hungary12.46
Lithuania13.59
European Union14.41
Italy15.39
Ireland15.78
France15.89
Spain15.95
Germany15.99
Cyprus19.17
Slovenia20.14
Croatia24.39
Poland25.04

Goals

  • Balanced consumption of mineral fertilizers, gradual increase in the volume of organic production and prevention of soil pollution from point and diffuse sources.
  • Fertilize the plants in such a way that they can make the most of the nutrients and that they are not lost to groundwater and to the atmosphere.
  • Reduce and prevent further pollution of waters with nitrates from agricultural production.

 



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