Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Finland

Fertilizer use in Finland in 2023 — 87.2 kg/ha. Ranked 97 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 3.9%.

2023 87.2 kg/ha +25.36% vs 2022
World rank 97of 191
Period maximum 242 kg/ha1974
Period minimum 69.5 kg/ha2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Finland, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 90.7 kg/ha1963: 106 kg/ha1965: 128.1 kg/ha1967: 134.7 kg/ha1969: 178.5 kg/ha1971: 198.2 kg/ha1973: 232.9 kg/ha1975: 210.8 kg/ha1977: 181.2 kg/ha1979: 204.1 kg/ha1981: 194.9 kg/ha1983: 225.8 kg/ha1985: 219.1 kg/ha1987: 228.9 kg/ha1989: 228 kg/ha1991: 147.4 kg/ha1993: 149.7 kg/ha1995: 159 kg/ha1997: 147.7 kg/ha1999: 142.4 kg/ha2001: 135.4 kg/ha2003: 126.6 kg/ha2005: 121.4 kg/ha2007: 106.8 kg/ha2009: 76.8 kg/ha2011: 86.2 kg/ha2013: 87.4 kg/ha2015: 89.2 kg/ha2017: 89.5 kg/ha2019: 95.3 kg/ha2021: 98.1 kg/ha2023: 87.2 kg/ha
Change over the period: −3.5 (−3.86%) Average annual rate: -0.06 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 87.2 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Northern Europe computed 149.4 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 87.2 +17.6 +25.36%
2022 69.5 −28.6 −29.11%
2021 98.1 +5.3 +5.7%
2020 92.8 −2.5 −2.61%
2019 95.3 +3.6 +3.95%
2018 91.7 +2.1 +2.37%
2017 89.5 +3.4 +3.92%
2016 86.2 −3 −3.41%
2015 89.2 −3.5 −3.82%
2014 92.7 +5.4 +6.17%
2013 87.4 +1.1 +1.29%
2012 86.2 +0.1 +0.06%
2011 86.2 −14.4 −14.27%
2010 100.5 +23.8 +30.95%
2009 76.8 −19.2 −19.98%
2008 95.9 −10.8 −10.15%
2007 106.8 −7.2 −6.29%
2006 113.9 −7.4 −6.13%
2005 121.4 −4.8 −3.79%
2004 126.2 −0.4 −0.35%
2003 126.6 −2.8 −2.18%
2002 129.4 −6 −4.42%
2001 135.4 −1.2 −0.9%
2000 136.6 −5.7 −4.03%
1999 142.4 −0.2 −0.13%
1998 142.6 −5.1 −3.48%
1997 147.7 +0.3 +0.22%
1996 147.4 −11.6 −7.29%
1995 159 +4.6 +2.96%
1994 154.4 +4.7 +3.12%
1993 149.7 −1.3 −0.86%
1992 151 +3.6 +2.45%
1991 147.4 −47.7 −24.43%
1990 195.1 −32.9 −14.42%
1989 228 +8.7 +3.94%
1988 219.3 −9.6 −4.19%
1987 228.9 +3.6 +1.59%
1986 225.3 +6.2 +2.82%
1985 219.1 +3.7 +1.71%
1984 215.4 −10.4 −4.6%
1983 225.8 −0.9 −0.42%
1982 226.8 +31.9 +16.36%
1981 194.9 −11.5 −5.58%
1980 206.4 +2.3 +1.12%
1979 204.1 +8.3 +4.26%
1978 195.8 +14.6 +8.04%
1977 181.2 +9.9 +5.77%
1976 171.3 −39.5 −18.72%
1975 210.8 −31.2 −12.91%
1974 242 +9.1 +3.93%
1973 232.9 +27.8 +13.54%
1972 205.1 +6.9 +3.46%
1971 198.2 +9.4 +4.99%
1970 188.8 +10.4 +5.8%
1969 178.5 +26.3 +17.31%
1968 152.1 +17.4 +12.9%
1967 134.7 +7.9 +6.19%
1966 126.9 −1.2 −0.93%
1965 128.1 +7.3 +6.08%
1964 120.7 +14.7 +13.88%
1963 106 +18 +20.4%
1962 88.1 −2.6 −2.88%
1961 90.7

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

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