Fertilizer use per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Fertilizer use per capita was 5.03 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertilizer use per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 5.03 Kilograms per capita for fertilizer use per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per capita in Iceland peaked at 30.31 Kilograms per capita in 1973 and was at its lowest, 5.03 Kilograms per capita, in 2023.
That places Iceland 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.9 Kilograms per capita | 9.97 Kilograms per capita | 25.26 Kilograms per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.57 Kilograms per capita | 23.26 Kilograms per capita | 30.31 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.96 Kilograms per capita | 17.83 Kilograms per capita | 29.51 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.69 Kilograms per capita | 7.3 Kilograms per capita | 18.96 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.72 Kilograms per capita | 7.3 Kilograms per capita | 14.93 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 Kilograms per capita | 6.59 Kilograms per capita | 15.98 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.63 Kilograms per capita | 5.03 Kilograms per capita | 7.72 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 27 Finland 5.59 Kilograms per capita compare
- 28 Hungary 5.28 Kilograms per capita compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 5.16 Kilograms per capita compare
- 30 Romania 5.03 Kilograms per capita compare
- 32 Ukraine 5.02 Kilograms per capita compare
- 33 Honduras 4.83 Kilograms per capita compare
- 33 Vanuatu 4.83 Kilograms per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 22,689 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per capita in Iceland?
- Fertilizer use per capita in Iceland was 5.03 Kilograms per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.31 Kilograms per capita in 1973.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 Kilograms per capita in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for fertilizer use per capita?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.