Denmark vs Sweden: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Denmark
196,052 tonnes
in 2023
Sweden
184,000 tonnes
in 2023
Denmark rank
49th
Sweden rank
52nd

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 196,052 tonnes against 184,000 tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 12,052 tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 52nd of 201 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.