Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0263 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Iceland stood at 0.0263 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0398 t per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 t per person, in 1961.
That places Iceland 22nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0089 t per person | +467.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0159 t per person | +79.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0178 t per person | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0192 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0103 t per person | -46.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0161 t per person | +56.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0236 t per person | +46.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0183 t per person | -22.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0173 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.027 t per person | +56.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0192 t per person | -29.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0219 t per person | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0256 t per person | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0287 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0192 t per person | -32.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0203 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.027 t per person | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0243 t per person | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0353 t per person | +45.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0242 t per person | -31.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 t per person | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0367 t per person | +62.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0067 t per person | -81.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 t per person | -19.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 t per person | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 t per person | +19.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0074 t per person | +32.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0107 t per person | +43.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0102 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0098 t per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0115 t per person | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0114 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 t per person | -33.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0127 t per person | +69.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 t per person | -59.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 t per person | -36.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 t per person | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 t per person | +48.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 t per person | -34.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0315 t per person | +786.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0304 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0263 t per person | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.037 t per person | +40.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0252 t per person | -31.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0303 t per person | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0338 t per person | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0398 t per person | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0248 t per person | -37.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 t per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0273 t per person | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0291 t per person | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0262 t per person | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0332 t per person | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0263 t per person | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0263 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0296 t per person | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0267 t per person | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0253 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0266 t per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0238 t per person | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0254 t per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0237 t per person | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0263 t per person | +11.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0263 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0144 t per person, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0263 t per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0168 t per person, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +786.2% | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0315 t per person |
| 1962 | +467.2% | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0089 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0146 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0236 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.023 t per person | 0.0173 t per person | 0.0287 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0159 t per person | 0.0047 t per person | 0.0367 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0127 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0283 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0398 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0275 t per person | 0.0249 t per person | 0.0332 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0251 t per person | 0.0237 t per person | 0.0266 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Iceland?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita in Iceland was 0.0263 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0398 t per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 t per person in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 22nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.