Fertilizer use per capita in Norway
Norway: Fertilizer use per capita was 7.01 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertilizer use per capita in Norway, 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
Norway recorded 7.01 Kilograms per capita for fertilizer use per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per capita in Norway peaked at 21.56 Kilograms per capita in 1979 and was at its lowest, 7.01 Kilograms per capita, in 2023.
Norway ranks 20th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.09 Kilograms per capita | 12.94 Kilograms per capita | 17.08 Kilograms per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.84 Kilograms per capita | 17.11 Kilograms per capita | 21.56 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.63 Kilograms per capita | 15.45 Kilograms per capita | 21.22 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.84 Kilograms per capita | 14.12 Kilograms per capita | 15.31 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.25 Kilograms per capita | 7.88 Kilograms per capita | 13.58 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.77 Kilograms per capita | 7.55 Kilograms per capita | 8.29 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.36 Kilograms per capita | 7.01 Kilograms per capita | 7.67 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 921,833 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 16.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 279,979 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per capita in Norway?
- Fertilizer use per capita in Norway was 7.01 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 21.56 Kilograms per capita in 1979.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.01 Kilograms per capita in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for fertilizer use per capita?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.