Industry facts and figures 2015
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Fertilizers and food security...
50% Today, fertilizers account for
50% of global food production
in 1960
2 people
were fed from 1 hectare of land
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in 2025
5 people
will need to be fed from 1 hectare of land
The fertilizer industry in the EU
€ €13.2 bn* turnover
95,000 employees
€1.12 bn* investment
120+
production sites
* annual average last 5 years
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The DAN Campaign Fertilizers Europe believes that the focus of European agricultural policy should be on improving the performance of the agricultural sector in terms of its productivity and efficiency. This will enable European farmers to increase Europe’s self-sufficiency and its contribution to global food needs, as well as lead to more sustainable agricultural production. The sustainable intensification of European agriculture through the efficient use of mineral fertilizers can help the sector respond to the main EU policy goals. Directly Available Nitrogen (DAN) fertilizers offer farmers and agronomists a precise and reliable means of increasing food and energy production in an environmentally acceptable way. DAN fertilizers, based on nitrate and ammonium, combine the benefits of the two simplest forms of reactive nitrogen that are directly available to plants.
RIGHT PRODUCT Matches fertilizer type to crop needs
RIGHT TIME
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Makes nutrients available when crops need them
RIGHT PLACE Applies nutrients where crops can use them
P N
K
RIGHT RATE Matches amount of fertilizer to crop needs
Efficient fertilization programmes
Plant nutrient uptake
FERTILIZER NEED
Natural soil nutrient supply
Efficient fertilization programmes cover a plant’s changing requirements over its growth cycle.
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Fertilizer production 14%
Global
25%
238.9 million tonnes
17% 61% 10%
Europe
17.4 million tonnes
l Nitrogen l Phosphate l Potash
The EU produces
9% of global nitrogen and
3% of global phosphate.
6
73%
Fertilizer imports and exports in the EU*
N P2O5
3.4
1.7
K2O
Imports
2013/2014 (million tonnes)
1.9
Imported products' share of EU consumption
N
26%
N
Exports
2013/2014 (million tonnes)
1.8
P2O5
K2O
P2O5
61% 0.5
K2O
70%
0.6
*extra-EU trade
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EU fertilizer consumption* 2023/2024 16 14
Nitrogen +1.3%
12 10
Potash +13.1% Phosphate +8%
8 6 4 2
*million tonnes of nutrients
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25 20
20 20
15 20
10 20
05 20
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95 19
90 19
85 19
19
80
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Nutrient consumption 16% 23%
Global
179.3 million tonnes
61%
The EU consumes 10% of global
nitrogen, 7% of global phosphate and
10% of global potash.
l Nitrogen l Phosphate l Potash
17% 16%
Europe
16.5 million tonnes
67%
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EU fertilizer consumption by crop
17% 25%
16.5
6%
million tonnes
6% 5%
26%
10% 2% 3%
l l l l l
European Nitrogen consumption
6% 13%
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million tonnes
21%
60% l Nitrates l Urea l NPK l Others
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Wheat Coarse grains Potatoes Sugar beet Oilseeds
l Other crops l Fodder crops l P ermanent crops (fruit, vineyard, forest) l Grassland
Agricultural land use in the EU
6%
20%
18%
14%
180.3
17%
million hectares
7% 6%
7%
4%
Wheat Coarse grains Potatoes Sugar beet Oilseeds Other crops Fodder crops P ermanent crops (fruit, vineyard, forest) l Fertilized grassland l Non-fertilized grassland l Idle land l l l l l l l l
<1% <1%
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Fertilizers Europe represents the majority of fertilizer producers in Europe and is recognized as the dedicated industry source of information on mineral fertilizers. The association communicates with a wide variety of institutions, legislators, stakeholders and members of the public who seek information on fertilizer technology and topics relating to todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agricultural, environmental and economic challenges. The Fertilizers Europe website provides information on subjects of relevance to all those interested in fertilizers contribution to global food security. Fertilizers Europe asbl Avenue E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 4/6 B-1160, Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 675 3550 Fax: +32 2 675 3961 main@fertilizerseurope.com
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