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Netherlands vs Sweden: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Netherlands
189,276 tonnes
in 2023
Sweden
184,000 tonnes
in 2023
Netherlands rank
50th
Sweden rank
52nd

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 189,276 tonnes against 184,000 tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 5,276 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 50th 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
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Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.