Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Iceland
Iceland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 22.57 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Iceland stood at 22.57 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Iceland peaked at 70.59 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 22.57 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Iceland 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41.38 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 49.34 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 1963 | 51.39 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 53.04 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 52.92 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 53.87 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 57.5 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 59.6 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 57.75 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 59.35 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 64.6 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 65.53 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 66.62 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 63.14 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 67.72 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 67.28 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 67.66 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 70.59 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 69.7 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 65.17 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 65.88 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 62.86 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 62.51 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 56.55 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 53.51 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 52.39 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 46.29 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 47.25 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 47.85 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 49.05 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 47.04 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 41.55 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 45.5 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 42.1 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 37.62 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 43.11 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 43.52 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 45.61 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 48.67 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 46.23 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 31.52 kg per person | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 38.55 kg per person | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 35.73 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 33.86 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 32.94 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 40.63 kg per person | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 44.4 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 48.27 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 23.66 kg per person | -51.0% |
| 2010 | 23.86 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 27.18 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 29.4 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 26.61 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 32.97 kg per person | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 34.38 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 32.29 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 38.05 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 33.29 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 28.79 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 31.13 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 32.87 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 29.35 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 22.57 kg per person | -23.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 22.57 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 22.57 kg per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.76 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.98 kg per person | 41.38 kg per person | 59.6 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.22 kg per person | 59.35 kg per person | 70.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.03 kg per person | 46.29 kg per person | 65.88 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.38 kg per person | 37.62 kg per person | 49.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.58 kg per person | 23.66 kg per person | 48.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.68 kg per person | 23.86 kg per person | 38.05 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.98 kg per person | 22.57 kg per person | 32.87 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Iceland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Iceland was 22.57 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.59 kg per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.57 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Iceland ranks 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.