Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Greenland
Greenland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1213 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Greenland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Greenland stood at 0.1213 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Greenland peaked at 1.28 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Greenland ranks 145th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1969 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1971 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1975 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1981 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1986 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1991 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 1994 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.4715 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.4722 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5083 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5431 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7139 kg per person | +31.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4184 kg per person | -41.4% |
| 2008 | 1.28 kg per person | +206.2% |
| 2009 | 0.556 kg per person | -56.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5015 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1846 kg per person | -63.2% |
| 2012 | 0.573 kg per person | +210.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0981 kg per person | -82.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2699 kg per person | +175.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1028 kg per person | -61.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3114 kg per person | +202.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1161 kg per person | -62.7% |
| 2018 | 0.122 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1227 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1224 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1217 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1217 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1213 kg per person | -0.4% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.1213 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 4% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.1213 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.03 kg per person, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4964 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2402 kg per person | 0.0981 kg per person | 0.573 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1218 kg per person | 0.1213 kg per person | 0.1224 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More climate change data for Greenland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 148,208 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0005 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Greenland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Greenland was 0.1213 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 kg per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Greenland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Greenland ranks 145th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
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.