Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Iceland
Iceland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was -22.37 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Iceland, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Iceland stood at -22.37 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 164.9% on the previous year and down 159.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Iceland peaked at 26.26 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -50.82 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Iceland 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 21.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.03 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 1964 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1965 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1966 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +135.5% |
| 1967 | 8.47 % change on previous year | +138.6% |
| 1968 | 5.08 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1969 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 1970 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -251.2% |
| 1971 | 9.72 % change on previous year | +193.4% |
| 1972 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 1973 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1974 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -222.1% |
| 1975 | 8.62 % change on previous year | -319.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3523 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1977 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +271.8% |
| 1978 | 5.14 % change on previous year | +292.8% |
| 1979 | -0.2852 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 1980 | -5.5 % change on previous year | +1829.9% |
| 1981 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -140.8% |
| 1982 | -3.3 % change on previous year | -247.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7687 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 1984 | -8.57 % change on previous year | -1214.4% |
| 1985 | -4.62 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 1986 | -1.39 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 1987 | -10.66 % change on previous year | +669.3% |
| 1988 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -134.6% |
| 1989 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 1990 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +30.5% |
| 1991 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -190.5% |
| 1992 | -10.54 % change on previous year | +252.2% |
| 1993 | 10.62 % change on previous year | -200.8% |
| 1994 | -6.67 % change on previous year | -162.8% |
| 1995 | -10.16 % change on previous year | +52.4% |
| 1996 | 15.21 % change on previous year | -249.7% |
| 1997 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 1998 | 5.93 % change on previous year | +230.6% |
| 1999 | 8 % change on previous year | +34.9% |
| 2000 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -146.3% |
| 2001 | -30.92 % change on previous year | +734.7% |
| 2002 | 23.43 % change on previous year | -175.8% |
| 2003 | -6.68 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 2004 | -4.4 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 2005 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 2006 | 26.26 % change on previous year | -2378.0% |
| 2007 | 12.07 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2008 | 10.76 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 2009 | -50.82 % change on previous year | -572.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7299 % change on previous year | -101.4% |
| 2011 | 14.23 % change on previous year | +1849.4% |
| 2012 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -38.5% |
| 2013 | -8.62 % change on previous year | -198.5% |
| 2014 | 25.27 % change on previous year | -393.0% |
| 2015 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -78.7% |
| 2016 | -4.77 % change on previous year | -188.7% |
| 2017 | 20.64 % change on previous year | -532.2% |
| 2018 | -10.13 % change on previous year | -149.1% |
| 2019 | -11.6 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 9.89 % change on previous year | -185.3% |
| 2021 | 7.34 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 2022 | -8.44 % change on previous year | -215.1% |
| 2023 | -22.37 % change on previous year | +164.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's -22.37 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0004 % change on previous year, 50489.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +2378.0% | -1.15 % change on previous year | 26.26 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +1849.4% | 0.7299 % change on previous year | 14.23 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | -1829.9% | -0.2852 % change on previous year | -5.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.12 % change on previous year | -2.19 % change on previous year | 21.45 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.04 % change on previous year | -3.93 % change on previous year | 9.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.48 % change on previous year | -10.66 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 % change on previous year | -10.54 % change on previous year | 15.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.51 % change on previous year | -50.82 % change on previous year | 26.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 % change on previous year | -11.6 % change on previous year | 25.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.4 % change on previous year | -22.37 % change on previous year | 9.89 % change on previous year | 4 |
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- 186 Peru -20.65 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Polynesia -22.18 % change on previous year compare
- 188 South Africa -22.34 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Barbados -23.6 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Haiti -24.44 % change on previous year compare
- 192 Czechia -26.87 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Iceland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Iceland was -22.37 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.26 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.82 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Iceland ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 159.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.