Greenland vs Seychelles: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Greenland
23 tonnes
in 2023
Seychelles
40 tonnes
in 2023
Greenland rank
185th
Seychelles rank
184th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Greenland
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 40 tonnes against 23 tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 17 tonnes.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.7 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 185th and Seychelles ranks 184th 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.