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

France
7.61 kg per person
in 2023
Iceland
6.77 kg per person
in 2023
France rank
22nd
Iceland rank
25th

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

  • France
  • Iceland
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How they compare

France currently reports 7.61 kg per person against 6.77 kg per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.84 kg per person.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

France ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 5.62 kg per person 15.89 kg per person 10.27 kg per person Iceland
1970s 9.72 kg per person 19.87 kg per person 10.15 kg per person Iceland
1980s 12.71 kg per person 16.81 kg per person 4.09 kg per person Iceland
1990s 12.24 kg per person 13.31 kg per person 1.08 kg per person Iceland
2000s 10.71 kg per person 11.27 kg per person 0.5632 kg per person Iceland
2010s 9.64 kg per person 9.2 kg per person 0.4367 kg per person France
2020s 8.32 kg per person 8.69 kg per person 0.3737 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, France or Iceland?
France, at 7.61 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 France and Iceland?
0.84 kg per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Iceland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
France ranks 22nd 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
Last refreshed

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.