Finland vs Iceland: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Finland
0.0252 tonnes per person
in 2023
Iceland
0.0226 tonnes per person
in 2023
Finland rank
25th
Iceland rank
28th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • Finland
  • Iceland
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0252 tonnes per person against 0.0226 tonnes per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0026 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Finland ranks 25th and Iceland ranks 28th of 195 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0214 tonnes per person 0.053 tonnes per person 0.0315 tonnes per person Iceland
1970s 0.0399 tonnes per person 0.0662 tonnes per person 0.0263 tonnes per person Iceland
1980s 0.0424 tonnes per person 0.056 tonnes per person 0.0137 tonnes per person Iceland
1990s 0.0351 tonnes per person 0.0444 tonnes per person 0.0093 tonnes per person Iceland
2000s 0.0296 tonnes per person 0.0376 tonnes per person 0.008 tonnes per person Iceland
2010s 0.0261 tonnes per person 0.0307 tonnes per person 0.0046 tonnes per person Iceland
2020s 0.024 tonnes per person 0.029 tonnes per person 0.0049 tonnes per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Finland or Iceland?
Finland, at 0.0252 tonnes per person against 0.0226 tonnes per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Finland and Iceland?
0.0026 tonnes per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
Finland ranks 25th and Iceland ranks 28th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,961 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.