REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF CHANGES IN THE CONSUMPTION OF MINERALFERTILIZERS IN POLAND

Abstract

The aim of the paper was to determine the regional diversification of the main directions of change andthe level of mineral fertilizers consumption in Poland. Source material for study was mass statistics datapublished by the Central Statistical Office. Among the compared provinces, the use of mineral fertilizersin 2007-2016 decreased to the largest extent in the provinces Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Wielkopolskie iZachodniopomorskie. The strongest upward trend was found in the voivodships Lubelskie, Opolskieand Podkarpackie. Mineral fertilizer consumption in this period was characterized by a large regionaldiversity. The highest fertilization was used in the provinces Opolskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Dolnośląskieand Wielkopolskie, while the lowest in Małopolskie and Podkarpackie.

Keywords

• mineral fertilization
• NPK
• regional differentiation