Norway vs Sweden: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Norway
5.77 kg per person
in 2023
Sweden
5.24 kg per person
in 2023
Norway rank
31st
Sweden rank
33rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.77 kg per person against 5.24 kg per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.53 kg per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 33rd of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.04 kg per person | 6.05 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7.03 kg per person | 9.09 kg per person | 2.06 kg per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 7.91 kg per person | 8.7 kg per person | 0.7839 kg per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 7.56 kg per person | 7.01 kg per person | 0.5511 kg per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 6.63 kg per person | 5.79 kg per person | 0.8441 kg per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 5.74 kg per person | 5.42 kg per person | 0.3151 kg per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 5.92 kg per person | 5.59 kg per person | 0.3278 kg per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 5.77 kg per person against 5.24 kg per person in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.53 kg per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Norway ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 33rd 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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About this data
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.