Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Greenland
Greenland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0404 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 0.0404 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 0.427 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Greenland 145th out of 176 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
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| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
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| 2002 | 0.1572 kg per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.1574 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1694 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.181 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.238 kg per person | +31.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1395 kg per person | -41.4% |
| 2008 | 0.427 kg per person | +206.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1853 kg per person | -56.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1672 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0615 kg per person | -63.2% |
| 2012 | 0.191 kg per person | +210.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0327 kg per person | -82.9% |
| 2014 | 0.09 kg per person | +175.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0343 kg per person | -61.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1038 kg per person | +202.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0387 kg per person | -62.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0407 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0409 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0408 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0406 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0406 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0404 kg per person | -0.4% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0404 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9654 kg per person, 4% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0404 kg per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.68 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 | 0.1655 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.427 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0801 kg per person | 0.0327 kg per person | 0.191 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0406 kg per person | 0.0404 kg per person | 0.0408 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 0.0404 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 0.427 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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.
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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.