France vs Iceland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

France
25.36 kg per person
in 2023
Iceland
22.57 kg per person
in 2023
France rank
22nd
Iceland rank
25th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • France
  • Iceland
20406080196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 25.36 kg per person against 22.57 kg per person in Iceland, a difference of 2.79 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 175 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 18.74 kg per person 52.98 kg per person 34.24 kg per person Iceland
1970s 32.39 kg per person 66.22 kg per person 33.83 kg per person Iceland
1980s 42.38 kg per person 56.03 kg per person 13.65 kg per person Iceland
1990s 40.79 kg per person 44.38 kg per person 3.59 kg per person Iceland
2000s 35.7 kg per person 37.58 kg per person 1.88 kg per person Iceland
2010s 32.14 kg per person 30.68 kg per person 1.46 kg per person France
2020s 27.73 kg per person 28.98 kg per person 1.25 kg per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), France or Iceland?
France, at 25.36 kg per person against 22.57 kg per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between France and Iceland?
2.79 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
France ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 25th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.