Norway vs Spain: Fertilizer use per capita
Norway
7.01 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Spain
6.41 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Norway rank
20th
Spain rank
23rd
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7.01 Kilograms per capita against 6.41 Kilograms per capita in Spain, a difference of 0.6 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.09 Kilograms per capita | 3.07 Kilograms per capita | 12.03 Kilograms per capita | Norway |
| 1970s | 18.84 Kilograms per capita | 7.48 Kilograms per capita | 11.36 Kilograms per capita | Norway |
| 1980s | 18.63 Kilograms per capita | 7.83 Kilograms per capita | 10.8 Kilograms per capita | Norway |
| 1990s | 14.84 Kilograms per capita | 10.75 Kilograms per capita | 4.09 Kilograms per capita | Norway |
| 2000s | 11.25 Kilograms per capita | 9.52 Kilograms per capita | 1.73 Kilograms per capita | Norway |
| 2010s | 7.77 Kilograms per capita | 7.76 Kilograms per capita | 0.01 Kilograms per capita | Norway |
| 2020s | 7.36 Kilograms per capita | 7.41 Kilograms per capita | 0.0525 Kilograms per capita | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 7.01 Kilograms per capita against 6.41 Kilograms per capita in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Norway and Spain?
- 0.6 Kilograms per capita, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Norway ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.