Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0126 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0126 kg per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
158th
of 176 countries
All-time high
2.24 kg per person
in 2017
All-time low
0 kg per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Faroe Islands, 1961–2023

00.511.52196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Faroe Islands recorded 0.0126 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 97.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Faroe Islands peaked at 2.24 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.

Faroe Islands ranks 158th 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 Faroe Islands, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961 to 2023.
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
1968 0 kg per person
1969 0 kg per person
1970 0 kg per person
1971 0 kg per person
1972 0 kg per person
1973 0 kg per person
1974 0 kg per person
1975 0 kg per person
1976 0 kg per person
1977 0 kg per person
1978 0 kg per person
1979 0 kg per person
1980 0 kg per person
1981 0 kg per person
1982 0 kg per person
1983 0 kg per person
1984 0 kg per person
1985 0 kg per person
1986 0 kg per person
1987 0 kg per person
1988 0 kg per person
1989 0 kg per person
1990 0 kg per person
1991 0 kg per person
1992 0 kg per person
1993 0 kg per person
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 0.6495 kg per person
2003 0.4649 kg per person -28.4%
2004 0.8563 kg per person +84.2%
2005 0.678 kg per person -20.8%
2006 0.6531 kg per person -3.7%
2007 0.5121 kg per person -21.6%
2008 0.4838 kg per person -5.5%
2009 0.4017 kg per person -17.0%
2010 0.5961 kg per person +48.4%
2011 0.9464 kg per person +58.8%
2012 0.3396 kg per person -64.1%
2013 0.5915 kg per person +74.1%
2014 0.2387 kg per person -59.6%
2015 0.4475 kg per person +87.4%
2016 0.8427 kg per person +88.3%
2017 2.24 kg per person +165.9%
2018 1.57 kg per person -30.1%
2019 0.0124 kg per person -99.2%
2020 0.0129 kg per person +4.5%
2021 0.0129 kg per person -0.7%
2022 0.0127 kg per person -1.1%
2023 0.0126 kg per person -0.9%

Faroe Islands compared with similar countries

  • Faroe Islands's 0.0126 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 1% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Faroe Islands's 0.0126 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.68 kg per person, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 0.4699 kg per person 0 kg per person 0.8563 kg per person 10
2010s 0.7823 kg per person 0.0124 kg per person 2.24 kg per person 10
2020s 0.0128 kg per person 0.0126 kg per person 0.0129 kg per person 4

Countries ranked near Faroe Islands

  1. 155 Bermuda 0.021 kg per person compare
  2. 156 Equatorial Guinea 0.0172 kg per person compare
  3. 157 Yemen 0.0168 kg per person compare
  4. 159 Comoros 0.0125 kg per person compare
  5. 160 Tuvalu 0.0125 kg per person compare
  6. 161 Samoa 0.0049 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Faroe Islands?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Faroe Islands was 0.0126 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Faroe Islands?
The highest recorded value was 2.24 kg per person in 2017.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Faroe Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
How does Faroe Islands rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Faroe Islands ranks 158th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
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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.