Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway
Norway: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 116.52 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Norway recorded 116.52 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway peaked at 134.88 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 58.23 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Norway 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58.23 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 67.13 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 65.99 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 68.92 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 72.32 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 74.5 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 79.82 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 81.73 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 92.99 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 96.13 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 99.13 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 100 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 111.71 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 115.51 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 119.63 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 119.25 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 127 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 130.96 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 134.88 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 130.11 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 129.41 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 129.73 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 130.27 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 129.59 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 123.54 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 126.35 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 127.96 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 125.97 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 125.17 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 128.24 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 124.4 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 123.61 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 121.24 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 122.09 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 112.9 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 112 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 124.17 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 117.39 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 119.5 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 115.95 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 113.77 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 113.35 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 117.92 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 119.78 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 120.85 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 121.12 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 125.56 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 109.86 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 104.08 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 110.45 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 116.12 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 117.28 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 121.88 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 124.58 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 126.58 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 126.44 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 125.65 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 129.35 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 132.04 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 132.16 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 128.41 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 121.98 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 116.52 kg/ha | -4.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 116.52 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.69 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Norway's 116.52 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.21 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.51 kg/ha | 58.23 kg/ha | 92.99 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 115.42 kg/ha | 96.13 kg/ha | 134.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 127.81 kg/ha | 123.54 kg/ha | 130.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.55 kg/ha | 112 kg/ha | 128.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.22 kg/ha | 104.08 kg/ha | 125.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.04 kg/ha | 110.45 kg/ha | 132.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.77 kg/ha | 116.52 kg/ha | 132.16 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 16 United Arab Emirates 124.12 kg/ha compare
- 16 Polynesia 2.61 kg/ha compare
- 17 Guyana 122.86 kg/ha compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.5 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.91 kg/ha compare
- 18 Pakistan 122.34 kg/ha compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 114.56 kg/ha compare
- 21 Croatia 111.64 kg/ha compare
- 22 India 109.38 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway was 116.52 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 134.88 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.23 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Norway ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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 (%).