Iceland vs Niger: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Iceland
8,703 tonnes
in 2023
Niger
8,138 tonnes
in 2023
Iceland rank
133rd
Niger rank
135th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Iceland
  • Niger
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 8,703 tonnes against 8,138 tonnes in Niger, a difference of 565 tonnes.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 133rd and Niger ranks 135th 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.