Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Greenland
Greenland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0056 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Greenland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.0056 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Greenland peaked at 0.0586 kg per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Greenland 167th 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 square kilometre | Change |
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| 1961 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
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| 2000 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0217 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0218 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0235 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0251 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0329 kg per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0192 kg per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0586 kg per square kilometre | +205.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 kg per square kilometre | -56.6% |
| 2010 | 0.023 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0264 kg per square kilometre | +210.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 kg per square kilometre | -83.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0123 kg per square kilometre | +174.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 kg per square kilometre | -62.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 kg per square kilometre | +203.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 kg per square kilometre | -62.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0056 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.08 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0056 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 123.73 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0228 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.0586 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 kg per square kilometre | 0.0045 kg per square kilometre | 0.0264 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | 0.0056 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 164 Somalia 0.099 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 South Sudan 0.0724 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Central African Republic 0.0127 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Aruba 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Bahrain 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Dominica 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Kiribati 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Marshall Islands 0 kg per square kilometre
- 168 Nauru 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 0 kg per square kilometre compare
- 168 Vanuatu 0 kg per square kilometre compare
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 0.0056 kg per square kilometre 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 0.0586 kg per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Greenland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Greenland ranks 167th 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 24.4%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 volatilises divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.