Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sweden

Sweden: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland was 73.34 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.34 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
49th
of 194 countries
All-time high
87.68 kg/ha
in 1983
All-time low
31.37 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sweden, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 73.34 kg/ha for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland in Sweden peaked at 87.68 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 31.37 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Sweden 49th out of 194 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 49.15 kg/ha 31.37 kg/ha 67.14 kg/ha 9
1970s 82.2 kg/ha 73.88 kg/ha 87.3 kg/ha 10
1980s 82.98 kg/ha 77.47 kg/ha 87.68 kg/ha 10
1990s 73.42 kg/ha 66.31 kg/ha 81.38 kg/ha 10
2000s 65.91 kg/ha 54.13 kg/ha 75.6 kg/ha 10
2010s 68.67 kg/ha 57.04 kg/ha 77.57 kg/ha 10
2020s 76.12 kg/ha 72.76 kg/ha 84.65 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 46 Australia 78.27 kg/ha compare
  2. 47 Germany 75.89 kg/ha compare
  3. 48 Canada 75.58 kg/ha compare
  4. 50 Guatemala 73.11 kg/ha compare
  5. 51 Malta 73.07 kg/ha compare
  6. 52 New Caledonia 72.52 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland in Sweden?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland in Sweden was 73.34 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 87.68 kg/ha in 1983.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 31.37 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Sweden rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland?
Sweden ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,765 data points, 1961–2024
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf