Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Iceland
Iceland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 10,670 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 10,670 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Iceland peaked at 15,779 t in 1978 and was at its lowest, 7,409 t, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 138th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,409 t | — |
| 1962 | 8,998 t | +21.4% |
| 1963 | 9,541 t | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 10,024 t | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 10,175 t | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 10,536 t | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 11,428 t | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 12,008 t | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 11,745 t | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 12,134 t | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 13,313 t | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 13,704 t | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 14,145 t | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 13,589 t | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 14,761 t | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 14,813 t | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 15,007 t | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 15,779 t | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 15,734 t | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 14,868 t | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 15,202 t | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 14,700 t | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 14,813 t | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 13,544 t | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 12,918 t | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 12,739 t | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 11,381 t | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 11,801 t | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 12,100 t | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 12,500 t | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 12,126 t | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 10,848 t | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 12,000 t | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 11,200 t | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 10,062 t | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 11,592 t | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 11,800 t | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 12,500 t | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 13,500 t | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 13,000 t | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 8,981 t | -30.9% |
| 2002 | 11,085 t | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 10,344 t | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 9,889 t | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 9,775 t | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 12,342 t | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 13,832 t | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 15,321 t | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 7,535 t | -50.8% |
| 2010 | 7,590 t | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8,670 t | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 9,429 t | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 8,616 t | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 10,793 t | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 11,374 t | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 10,831 t | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 13,066 t | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 11,743 t | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 10,381 t | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 11,408 t | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 12,245 t | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 11,211 t | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 8,703 t | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 10,670 t | +22.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 10,670 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 60,859 t, 18% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 10,670 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100,611 t, 11% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,207 t | 7,409 t | 12,008 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,298 t | 12,134 t | 15,779 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,407 t | 11,381 t | 15,202 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,813 t | 10,062 t | 13,500 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,210 t | 7,535 t | 15,321 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,249 t | 7,590 t | 13,066 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,847 t | 8,703 t | 12,245 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 11,456 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 4.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 11.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Iceland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Iceland was 10,670 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 15,779 t in 1978.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,409 t in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Iceland ranks 138th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.