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 81st of 201 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.
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
- 78 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 56.33 kg/ha compare
- 79 Japan 56.02 kg/ha compare
- 80 Czechoslovakia 55.7 kg/ha compare
- 82 Saudi Arabia 54.07 kg/ha compare
- 83 Latvia 52.76 kg/ha compare
- 84 El Salvador 52.32 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 452 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 16 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 74 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 8,194 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2,634 t (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 81st out of 201 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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About this data
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 (%).