Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Greenland
Greenland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Greenland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Greenland is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Greenland peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Greenland 166th 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +216.7% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -57.9% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +183.3% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -82.4% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +166.7% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 163 Somalia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 164 South Sudan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 165 Central African Republic 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Aruba 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Bahrain 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Dominica 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Kiribati 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Marshall Islands 0 kt per square kilometre
- 167 Nauru 0 kt per square kilometre
- 167 Solomon Islands 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Tuvalu 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Vanuatu 0 kt 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) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Greenland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Greenland was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Greenland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions)?
- Greenland ranks 166th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O), 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 (Direct emissions N2O) 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 (Direct emissions N2O) ÷ 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 (Direct emissions N2O) 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.