Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Finland
Finland: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 31.54 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Finland is 31.54 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Finland peaked at 51.77 kg/ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.87 kg/ha, in 1997.
That places Finland 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Finland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.32 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 30.05 kg/ha | +28.9% |
| 1963 | 29.24 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 29.53 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 25.22 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1966 | 27.15 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 25.18 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 25.71 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 32.86 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 1970 | 29.93 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 30.05 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 30.47 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 36.8 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1974 | 38.53 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 28.93 kg/ha | -24.9% |
| 1976 | 18.85 kg/ha | -34.8% |
| 1977 | 29.19 kg/ha | +54.8% |
| 1978 | 30.59 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 30.52 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 31.37 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 36.91 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 33.77 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 27.8 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 27.17 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 27.21 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 29.17 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 42.58 kg/ha | +46.0% |
| 1988 | 35.97 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 29.18 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 18.84 kg/ha | -35.5% |
| 1991 | 20.33 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 24.28 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 17.01 kg/ha | -30.0% |
| 1994 | 19.38 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 19.57 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 15.63 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 14.87 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 51.77 kg/ha | +248.3% |
| 1999 | 49.87 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 35.94 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 2001 | 38.02 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 33.77 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 35.56 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 35.18 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.98 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 31.44 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 29.39 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 27.59 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 22.99 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 38.6 kg/ha | +67.9% |
| 2011 | 28.13 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 2012 | 28.91 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 25.97 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 27.66 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 30.52 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 30.56 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.78 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 37.31 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 27.94 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 32.89 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 36.05 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 16.83 kg/ha | -53.3% |
| 2023 | 31.54 kg/ha | +87.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 31.54 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 51% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Finland's 31.54 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9 kg/ha, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +248.3% | 14.87 kg/ha | 51.77 kg/ha |
| 2023 | +87.4% | 16.83 kg/ha | 31.54 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.59 kg/ha | 23.32 kg/ha | 32.86 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.39 kg/ha | 18.85 kg/ha | 38.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.11 kg/ha | 27.17 kg/ha | 42.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.16 kg/ha | 14.87 kg/ha | 51.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.99 kg/ha | 22.99 kg/ha | 38.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.54 kg/ha | 25.97 kg/ha | 38.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.33 kg/ha | 16.83 kg/ha | 36.05 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.4 % 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 0.3579 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Finland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Finland was 31.54 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.77 kg/ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.87 kg/ha in 1997.
- How does Finland rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Finland ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — 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 (%).