Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Iceland
Iceland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 86.31 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Iceland stood at 86.31 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Iceland peaked at 157.4 kg per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 73.91 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 119th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.91 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 89.76 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1963 | 95.17 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 99.99 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 101.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 105.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 114 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 119.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 117.16 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 121.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 132.8 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 136.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 141.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 135.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 147.24 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 147.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 149.7 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 157.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 156.95 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 148.31 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 151.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 146.63 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 147.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 135.1 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 128.86 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 127.07 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 113.53 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 117.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 120.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 124.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 120.96 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 108.21 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 119.7 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 111.72 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 100.37 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 115.63 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 117.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 124.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 134.66 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 129.68 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 89.59 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 110.57 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 103.18 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 98.64 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 97.51 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 123.11 kg per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 137.97 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 152.83 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 75.16 kg per square kilometre | -50.8% |
| 2010 | 75.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.48 kg per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 94.05 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 85.95 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 107.66 kg per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 113.46 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 108.04 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 130.33 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 116.46 kg per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 102.95 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 113.14 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 121.44 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 111.19 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 86.31 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 86.31 kg per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 520.77 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 86.31 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,237 kg per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.82 kg per square kilometre | 73.91 kg per square kilometre | 119.78 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 142.62 kg per square kilometre | 121.04 kg per square kilometre | 157.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 133.73 kg per square kilometre | 113.53 kg per square kilometre | 151.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.83 kg per square kilometre | 100.37 kg per square kilometre | 134.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.82 kg per square kilometre | 75.16 kg per square kilometre | 152.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.11 kg per square kilometre | 75.71 kg per square kilometre | 130.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.02 kg per square kilometre | 86.31 kg per square kilometre | 121.44 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 116 Tonga 93.6 kg per square kilometre compare
- 117 Seychelles 87.97 kg per square kilometre compare
- 118 Suriname 87.23 kg per square kilometre compare
- 120 Cameroon 85.06 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Bahrain 80.27 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Mozambique 71.86 kg per square kilometre compare
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 86.31 kg per square kilometre 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 157.4 kg per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.91 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Iceland ranks 119th 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 up 0.4%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.