Fertilizer use (per hectare) in Germany has dropped by 70% over the past 55 years,despite crop yields being close to all-time highs

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1. source: [https://ourworldindata.org/fertilizers](https://ourworldindata.org/fertilizers)

   [https://ourworldindata.org/crop-yields](https://ourworldindata.org/crop-yields)

2. still a lot of potential for further decline, ex: 38% of nitrogen fertilizers are still wasted and are not used by the plants

   [https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrogen-use-efficiency?tab=chart&country=~DEU](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrogen-use-efficiency?tab=chart&country=~DEU)

   fertilizer production is mega fossil fuel intensive ,so using them more efficiently makes us less dependent on fossil fuel imports

   fertilizer use will also peak soon in countries like China and India

   [https://ourworldindata.org/fertilizers](https://ourworldindata.org/fertilizers)

   human ingenuity knows no bounds

3. It’s a necessity since they depend a lot on near surface water for drinking water purposes.

4. This actually quite an impressive development. Keep it up Germany!

5. Care to explain how was this possible?

   (My only knowledge on the subject is Calrksons farm where in s03 he tried something different with the guy from Groove Armada…)