Finland vs Sweden: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Finland
138.84 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
135.54 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
76th
Sweden rank
78th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 138.84 kg per square kilometre against 135.54 kg per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 3.3 kg per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 78th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.53 kg per square kilometre | 115.4 kg per square kilometre | 18.87 kg per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 184.44 kg per square kilometre | 182.53 kg per square kilometre | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1980s | 203.78 kg per square kilometre | 178.57 kg per square kilometre | 25.21 kg per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1990s | 175.9 kg per square kilometre | 150.73 kg per square kilometre | 25.17 kg per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2000s | 152.96 kg per square kilometre | 128.39 kg per square kilometre | 24.57 kg per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2010s | 140.73 kg per square kilometre | 130.4 kg per square kilometre | 10.33 kg per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2020s | 131.73 kg per square kilometre | 143.47 kg per square kilometre | 11.74 kg per square kilometre | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Finland, at 138.84 kg per square kilometre against 135.54 kg per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Finland and Sweden?
- 3.3 kg per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Finland ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 78th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.