Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Finland
Finland: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 70,942 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Finland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Finland is 70,942 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Finland peaked at 112,365 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 31,643 t, in 1997.
That places Finland 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Finland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62,169 t | — |
| 1962 | 80,543 t | +29.6% |
| 1963 | 78,846 t | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 80,052 t | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 68,632 t | -14.3% |
| 1966 | 74,247 t | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 69,081 t | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 70,594 t | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 85,850 t | +21.6% |
| 1970 | 77,058 t | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 76,728 t | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 75,063 t | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 89,605 t | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 94,310 t | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 70,980 t | -24.7% |
| 1976 | 46,443 t | -34.6% |
| 1977 | 70,653 t | +52.1% |
| 1978 | 73,792 t | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 73,298 t | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 74,414 t | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 86,949 t | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 78,595 t | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 64,336 t | -18.1% |
| 1984 | 62,303 t | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 61,944 t | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 65,967 t | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 97,131 t | +47.2% |
| 1988 | 80,862 t | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 66,036 t | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 42,778 t | -35.2% |
| 1991 | 46,806 t | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 55,522 t | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 38,737 t | -30.2% |
| 1994 | 44,620 t | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 41,996 t | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 33,229 t | -20.9% |
| 1997 | 31,643 t | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 112,365 t | +255.1% |
| 1999 | 108,742 t | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 78,786 t | -27.5% |
| 2001 | 83,520 t | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 74,596 t | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 78,864 t | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 78,283 t | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 67,186 t | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 71,198 t | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 66,438 t | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 62,451 t | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 52,007 t | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 87,192 t | +67.7% |
| 2011 | 63,417 t | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 65,135 t | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 57,856 t | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 61,791 t | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 68,539 t | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 68,728 t | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 66,846 t | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 83,863 t | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 62,869 t | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 73,942 t | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 81,005 t | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 37,809 t | -53.3% |
| 2023 | 70,942 t | +87.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 70,942 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 41,839 t, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Finland's 70,942 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,866 t, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 | +255.1% | 31,643 t | 112,365 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74,446 t | 62,169 t | 85,850 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 74,793 t | 46,443 t | 94,310 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,854 t | 61,944 t | 97,131 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,644 t | 31,643 t | 112,365 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,333 t | 52,007 t | 83,520 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,624 t | 57,856 t | 87,192 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,924 t | 37,809 t | 81,005 t | 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 in Finland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Finland was 70,942 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 112,365 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,643 t in 1997.
- How does Finland rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Finland ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. 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 (%).