Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway
Norway: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 157.13 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway, 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 Norway is 157.13 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway peaked at 173.05 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 112.03 kg/ha, in 1961.
Norway ranks 25th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123.46 kg/ha | 112.03 kg/ha | 138.06 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 153.59 kg/ha | 135.91 kg/ha | 168.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 160.64 kg/ha | 153.26 kg/ha | 166.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 147.76 kg/ha | 136.95 kg/ha | 158.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.32 kg/ha | 137.28 kg/ha | 157.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.93 kg/ha | 144.69 kg/ha | 173.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 157.13 kg/ha | 150.35 kg/ha | 160.92 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 22 Costa Rica 161.15 kg/ha compare
- 23 China 158.62 kg/ha compare
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 157.66 kg/ha compare
- 26 Switzerland 152.71 kg/ha compare
- 27 China, mainland 152.06 kg/ha compare
- 28 United Arab Emirates 140.42 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Norway
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 533,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.42 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 7,057 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,113 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 164,405 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 115,189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 204,484 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 180,019 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Norway was 157.13 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 173.05 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 112.03 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Norway rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Norway ranks 25th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 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 (%).