Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden
Sweden: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 61.42 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden stood at 61.42 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden peaked at 90.65 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 44.84 kg/ha, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 63rd 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 | 60.59 kg/ha | 47.77 kg/ha | 77.48 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 81.33 kg/ha | 67.75 kg/ha | 90.65 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.49 kg/ha | 72.65 kg/ha | 85.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.11 kg/ha | 60.22 kg/ha | 79.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.14 kg/ha | 47.79 kg/ha | 63.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3 kg/ha | 48.27 kg/ha | 75.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.61 kg/ha | 44.84 kg/ha | 61.42 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Sweden
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 926,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 11.84 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 9,814 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 2,928 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 6.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 6.40 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 501,136 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 469,352 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Sweden was 61.42 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 90.65 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.84 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Sweden ranks 63rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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 (%).