Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iceland
Iceland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 54.56 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 54.56 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iceland peaked at 121.46 kg/ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 54.56 kg/ha, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 78th of 186 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.37 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 77.08 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 81.42 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 83.43 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 84.9 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 87.65 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 95.12 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 100.03 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 97.69 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 100.14 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 109.07 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 111.4 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 113.89 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 108.76 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 116.91 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 116.59 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 116.31 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 121.46 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 119.98 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 111.53 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 114.29 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 109.7 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 110.5 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 100.91 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 96.34 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 94.59 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 84.37 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 86.3 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 89.63 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 91.91 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 88.7 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 79.59 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 88.89 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 82.96 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 74.67 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 86.54 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 88.72 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 96.15 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 104.65 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 100.78 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 85.2 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 97.23 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 94.36 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 92.59 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 92.15 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.22 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 107.33 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 111.28 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 82.8 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 83.7 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.67 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 92.94 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 67.72 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 2014 | 81.24 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 80.47 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 71.62 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 85.4 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 78.28 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 68.93 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 75.65 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 82 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 73.6 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 54.56 kg/ha | -25.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 54.56 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.69 kg/ha, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 54.56 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.21 kg/ha, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.19 kg/ha | 68.37 kg/ha | 100.03 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 113.45 kg/ha | 100.14 kg/ha | 121.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.82 kg/ha | 84.37 kg/ha | 114.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.28 kg/ha | 74.67 kg/ha | 104.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.19 kg/ha | 82.8 kg/ha | 111.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9 kg/ha | 67.72 kg/ha | 92.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.45 kg/ha | 54.56 kg/ha | 82 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 75 Hungary 56.49 kg/ha compare
- 76 Japan 56.02 kg/ha compare
- 77 Czechoslovakia 55.7 kg/ha compare
- 79 Saudi Arabia 54.07 kg/ha compare
- 80 Latvia 52.76 kg/ha compare
- 81 El Salvador 52.32 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iceland?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Iceland was 54.56 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 121.46 kg/ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.56 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Iceland ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).