Norway vs Sweden: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Norway
0.0192 tonnes per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.0175 tonnes per person
in 2023
Norway rank
34th
Sweden rank
36th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.0192 tonnes per person against 0.0175 tonnes per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0017 tonnes per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0168 tonnes per person | 0.0202 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.029 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.0197 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.0192 tonnes per person against 0.0175 tonnes per person in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0017 tonnes per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Norway ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 36th 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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About this data
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.