Finland vs Sweden: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Finland
0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.4518 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
85th
Sweden rank
87th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4518 tonnes per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.011 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 87th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3218 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3847 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0629 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.6148 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6084 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0064 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.6793 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5952 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.084 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.5863 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5024 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0839 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.5099 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.428 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0819 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.4691 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4347 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0344 tonnes per square kilometre | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.4391 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4782 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0391 tonnes per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4518 tonnes per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.011 tonnes per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 87th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.