Finland vs Iceland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Finland
7.56 kg per person
in 2023
Iceland
6.77 kg per person
in 2023
Finland rank
23rd
Iceland rank
25th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • Finland
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 7.56 kg per person against 6.77 kg per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.79 kg per person.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Finland ranks 23rd and Iceland ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 6.43 kg per person 15.89 kg per person 9.46 kg per person Iceland
1970s 11.98 kg per person 19.87 kg per person 7.89 kg per person Iceland
1980s 12.71 kg per person 16.81 kg per person 4.1 kg per person Iceland
1990s 10.53 kg per person 13.31 kg per person 2.78 kg per person Iceland
2000s 8.88 kg per person 11.27 kg per person 2.39 kg per person Iceland
2010s 7.84 kg per person 9.2 kg per person 1.37 kg per person Iceland
2020s 7.21 kg per person 8.69 kg per person 1.48 kg per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Finland or Iceland?
Finland, at 7.56 kg per person against 6.77 kg per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Finland and Iceland?
0.79 kg per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Finland ranks 23rd and Iceland ranks 25th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.