Fertiliser prices paid — Ireland
Dehesa Index brings together 14 “Fertiliser prices paid” series for Ireland, with official data and its history (since Jan 1981, latest 2026-Q2). Each value is shown as the source publishes it, not converted or recalculated.
In brief
In their latest reading, 11 of the 14 series rose, 3 fell against the previous observation. The largest rise is “Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: Nitrogenous fertilisers (2020=100, Eurostat)” (+22.8 %, 2026-Q2); the largest fall, “Consumption of inorganic fertilisers: Phosphorus (tonnes of nutrient, Eurostat)” (−6.59 %, 2024). Against the same period a year earlier (14 comparable series), “Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: Nitrogenous fertilisers (2020=100, Eurostat)” rose most (+30.5 %) and “Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: Potassic fertilisers (2020=100, Eurostat)” fell most (−25.6 %).
Computed from the series in the table; each keeps its own frequency and unit.
| Series | Latest | Period | Change | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: Fertilisers and soil improvers (2020=100, Eurostat) | 196 | 2026-Q2 | +16.5 % | index 2020=100 |
| Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: Straight fertilisers (2020=100, Eurostat) | 220 | 2026-Q2 | +22.1 % | index 2020=100 |
| Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: Nitrogenous fertilisers (2020=100, Eurostat) | 223 | 2026-Q2 | +22.8 % | index 2020=100 |
| Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: Compound fertilisers (2020=100, Eurostat) | 186 | 2026-Q2 | +14.0 % | index 2020=100 |
| Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: PK fertilisers (2020=100, Eurostat) | 153 | 2026-Q2 | +6.73 % | index 2020=100 |
| Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: NPK fertilisers (2020=100, Eurostat) | 187 | 2026-Q2 | +14.2 % | index 2020=100 |
| Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: Other fertilisers, soil improvers (2020=100, Eurostat) | 145 | 2026-Q2 | +1.58 % | index 2020=100 |
| Fertiliser sales in Ireland: lime (tonnes, EPA via CSO) | 1,017,256 | 2024 | −0.17 % | t |
| Fertiliser sales in Ireland: potassium (K) (tonnes, EPA via CSO) | 88,058 | 2024 | +7.45 % | t |
| Fertiliser sales in Ireland: total (N + P + K + lime) (tonnes, EPA via CSO) | 1,444,461 | 2024 | +2.28 % | t |
| Consumption of inorganic fertilisers: Nitrogen (tonnes of nutrient, Eurostat) | 310,411 | 2024 | +10.6 % | t |
| Consumption of inorganic fertilisers: Phosphorus (tonnes of nutrient, Eurostat) | 28,736 | 2024 | −6.59 % | t |
| Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: Phosphatic fertilisers (2020=100, Eurostat) | 138 | 2024-Q4 | +0.30 % | index 2020=100 |
| Input price index (prices paid by farmers), nominal: Potassic fertilisers (2020=100, Eurostat) | 135 | 2024-Q4 | −1.02 % | index 2020=100 |
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Source: Eurostat (official national data via the European Statistical System) · Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU); cite source · Data updated: 2026-11-03
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