Norway vs Sweden: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Norway
1.92 kg per person
in 2023
Sweden
1.75 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 1.92 kg per person against 1.75 kg per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.17 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 | 1.68 kg per person | 2.02 kg per person | 0.3371 kg per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.34 kg per person | 3.03 kg per person | 0.6858 kg per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.64 kg per person | 2.9 kg per person | 0.2613 kg per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.52 kg per person | 2.34 kg per person | 0.1837 kg per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.21 kg per person | 1.93 kg per person | 0.2814 kg per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.91 kg per person | 1.81 kg per person | 0.105 kg per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.97 kg per person | 1.86 kg per person | 0.1093 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 1.92 kg per person against 1.75 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?
- 0.17 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.