Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden
Sweden: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 74.2 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 74.2 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden peaked at 87.68 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 31.39 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Sweden 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.39 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 33.57 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 39.34 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1964 | 45.75 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 1965 | 50.9 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 52.78 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 58.51 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 62.98 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 67.12 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 73.87 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 76.63 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 76.83 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 87.31 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 77.95 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 85.58 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 86.26 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 86.19 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 85.24 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 85.84 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 81.85 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 83.79 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 84.5 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 87.68 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 86.38 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 84.16 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 82.82 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 83.51 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 77.47 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 79.87 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 74.38 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 66.31 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 74.39 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 80.44 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 77.7 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 70.3 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 74.1 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 74.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 70.4 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 71.71 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 74.5 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 69.74 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 69.01 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 67.52 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 64.34 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 61.62 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 63.3 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 69.1 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 65.8 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 60.54 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 65.65 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 63.59 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 59.72 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 62.44 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 69.84 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 74.2 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 76.21 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 76.17 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.07 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 73.28 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 82.23 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 73.28 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 69.89 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 74.2 kg/ha | +6.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 74.2 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.69 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 74.2 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69.21 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.15 kg/ha | 31.39 kg/ha | 67.12 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 82.17 kg/ha | 73.87 kg/ha | 87.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.2 kg/ha | 77.47 kg/ha | 87.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.39 kg/ha | 66.31 kg/ha | 80.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.55 kg/ha | 60.54 kg/ha | 74.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.32 kg/ha | 59.72 kg/ha | 76.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9 kg/ha | 69.89 kg/ha | 82.23 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden was 74.2 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 87.68 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.39 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Sweden rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Sweden ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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 (%).