Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers in Norway

Norway: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers was 147.21 million kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
147.21 million kg
World rank
69th
of 198 countries
All-time high
147.21 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
49.90 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers in Norway, 1961–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Norway recorded 147.21 million kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in Norway peaked at 147.21 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 49.90 million kg, in 1961.

Norway ranks 69th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) in Norway, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 49.90 million kg
1962 60.08 million kg +20.4%
1963 56.77 million kg -5.5%
1964 58.60 million kg +3.2%
1965 62.90 million kg +7.3%
1966 63.10 million kg +0.3%
1967 67.50 million kg +7.0%
1968 68.90 million kg +2.1%
1969 77.00 million kg +11.8%
1970 78.20 million kg +1.6%
1971 81.50 million kg +4.2%
1972 78.80 million kg -3.3%
1973 85.30 million kg +8.2%
1974 96.20 million kg +12.8%
1975 97.80 million kg +1.7%
1976 95.00 million kg -2.9%
1977 101.20 million kg +6.5%
1978 108.50 million kg +7.2%
1979 113.20 million kg +4.3%
1980 110.10 million kg -2.7%
1981 106.70 million kg -3.1%
1982 109.10 million kg +2.2%
1983 110.60 million kg +1.4%
1984 110.80 million kg +0.2%
1985 106.00 million kg -4.3%
1986 109.80 million kg +3.6%
1987 111.20 million kg +1.3%
1988 110.10 million kg -1.0%
1989 110.40 million kg +0.3%
1990 110.79 million kg +0.4%
1991 110.93 million kg +0.1%
1992 109.30 million kg -1.5%
1993 106.80 million kg -2.3%
1994 110.00 million kg +3.0%
1995 112.00 million kg +1.8%
1996 112.00 million kg +0.0%
1997 112.00 million kg +0.0%
1998 106.00 million kg -5.4%
1999 106.00 million kg +0.0%
2000 102.00 million kg -3.8%
2001 100.59 million kg -1.4%
2002 99.17 million kg -1.4%
2003 102.59 million kg +3.4%
2004 103.38 million kg +0.8%
2005 105.55 million kg +2.1%
2006 103.05 million kg -2.4%
2007 106.32 million kg +3.2%
2008 107.70 million kg +1.3%
2009 92.74 million kg -13.9%
2010 85.37 million kg -8.0%
2011 96.00 million kg +12.5%
2012 94.46 million kg -1.6%
2013 95.52 million kg +1.1%
2014 99.21 million kg +3.9%
2015 102.60 million kg +3.4%
2016 102.46 million kg -0.1%
2017 99.67 million kg -2.7%
2018 102.39 million kg +2.7%
2019 106.73 million kg +4.2%
2020 105.89 million kg -0.8%
2021 107.15 million kg +1.2%
2022 110.48 million kg +3.1%
2023 106.14 million kg -3.9%
2030 130.44 million kg +22.9%
2050 147.21 million kg +12.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62.75 million kg 49.90 million kg 77.00 million kg 9
1970s 93.57 million kg 78.20 million kg 113.20 million kg 10
1980s 109.48 million kg 106.00 million kg 111.20 million kg 10
1990s 109.58 million kg 106.00 million kg 112.00 million kg 10
2000s 102.31 million kg 92.74 million kg 107.70 million kg 10
2010s 98.44 million kg 85.37 million kg 106.73 million kg 10
2020s 107.41 million kg 105.89 million kg 110.48 million kg 4
2030s 130.44 million kg 130.44 million kg 130.44 million kg 1
2050s 147.21 million kg 147.21 million kg 147.21 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 66 Sweden 160.40 million kg compare
  2. 67 El Salvador 155.61 million kg compare
  3. 68 Myanmar 150.98 million kg compare
  4. 70 Finland 146.49 million kg compare
  5. 71 Belgium 143.51 million kg compare
  6. 72 Saudi Arabia 134.54 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in Norway?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers in Norway was 147.21 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 147.21 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 49.90 million kg in 1961.
How does Norway rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers?
Norway ranks 69th out of 198 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 13,449 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).