Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sweden
Sweden: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 215.17 million kg in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sweden, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 215.17 million kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2020.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sweden peaked at 224.50 million kg in 1990 and was at its lowest, 142.40 million kg, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 23rd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 224.50 million kg | — |
| 1991 | 208.60 million kg | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 178.40 million kg | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 207.20 million kg | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 216.40 million kg | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 198.30 million kg | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 192.30 million kg | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 204.60 million kg | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 205.60 million kg | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 179.20 million kg | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 189.40 million kg | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 196.90 million kg | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 184.80 million kg | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 180.10 million kg | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 176.80 million kg | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 161.57 million kg | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 160.34 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 167.11 million kg | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 186.50 million kg | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 142.40 million kg | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 168.00 million kg | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 169.80 million kg | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 148.10 million kg | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 161.10 million kg | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 181.09 million kg | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 190.20 million kg | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 186.00 million kg | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 198.46 million kg | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 184.19 million kg | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 182.64 million kg | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 215.17 million kg | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 201.51 million kg | 178.40 million kg | 224.50 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 174.59 million kg | 142.40 million kg | 196.90 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 176.96 million kg | 148.10 million kg | 198.46 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 215.17 million kg | 215.17 million kg | 215.17 million kg | 1 |
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More climate change data for Sweden
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.388 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sweden?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Sweden was 215.17 million kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 224.50 million kg in 1990.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 142.40 million kg in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Sweden ranks 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).