Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Norway

Norway: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 11.94 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.94 %
Change on year
down 36.8%
World rank
189th
of 201 countries
All-time high
20.46 %
in 1990
All-time low
10.34 %
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Norway, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Norway recorded 11.94 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.

The figure is down 36.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Norway peaked at 20.46 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.34 %, in 2018.

That places Norway 189th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.8 % 10.35 % 15.67 % 9
1970s 14.59 % 11.82 % 17.09 % 10
1980s 15.94 % 14.24 % 18.53 % 10
1990s 17.07 % 13.59 % 20.46 % 10
2000s 17.49 % 16.04 % 20.35 % 10
2010s 16.17 % 10.34 % 18.88 % 10
2020s 16.18 % 11.94 % 18.89 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Norway?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Norway was 11.94 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 20.46 % in 1990.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 10.34 % in 2018.
How does Norway rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
Norway ranks 189th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).