Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Iceland

Fertilizer use in Iceland in 2023 — 97.3 kg/ha. Ranked 84 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 6%.

2023 97.3 kg/ha −22.81% vs 2022
World rank 84of 191
Period maximum 236.1 kg/ha1978
Period minimum 97.3 kg/ha2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Iceland, 1961–20235010015020025019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 103.5 kg/ha1963: 143.3 kg/ha1965: 159.9 kg/ha1967: 179.1 kg/ha1969: 188.4 kg/ha1971: 214.5 kg/ha1973: 227 kg/ha1975: 223.3 kg/ha1977: 225.6 kg/ha1979: 232.8 kg/ha1981: 226.4 kg/ha1983: 219.9 kg/ha1985: 188.1 kg/ha1987: 172.9 kg/ha1989: 165.4 kg/ha1991: 168.5 kg/ha1993: 170.4 kg/ha1995: 144.9 kg/ha1997: 145.1 kg/ha1999: 169.8 kg/ha2001: 140.9 kg/ha2003: 122.9 kg/ha2005: 133.6 kg/ha2007: 194.2 kg/ha2009: 123.8 kg/ha2011: 159.2 kg/ha2013: 168.8 kg/ha2015: 147.8 kg/ha2017: 148 kg/ha2019: 117.7 kg/ha2021: 139.9 kg/ha2023: 97.3 kg/ha
Change over the period: −6.2 (−5.99%) Average annual rate: -0.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iceland 97.3 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Northern Europe computed 149.4 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 97.3 −28.7 −22.81%
2022 126 −13.8 −9.89%
2021 139.9 +9.8 +7.51%
2020 130.1 +12.4 +10.55%
2019 117.7 −18.6 −13.64%
2018 136.3 −11.7 −7.92%
2017 148 −33.5 −18.47%
2016 181.5 +33.8 +22.86%
2015 147.8 −54 −26.76%
2014 201.7 +32.9 +19.51%
2013 168.8 −7.7 −4.35%
2012 176.5 +17.3 +10.88%
2011 159.2 +10.5 +7.04%
2010 148.7 +24.9 +20.07%
2009 123.8 −76 −38.04%
2008 199.9 +5.7 +2.94%
2007 194.2 +26.3 +15.7%
2006 167.8 +34.3 +25.65%
2005 133.6 −4.4 −3.16%
2004 137.9 +15 +12.24%
2003 122.9 −22.9 −15.69%
2002 145.8 +4.8 +3.42%
2001 140.9 −23.4 −14.25%
2000 164.3 −5.4 −3.2%
1999 169.8 +25.9 +18.02%
1998 143.8 −1.3 −0.87%
1997 145.1 +4.1 +2.93%
1996 141 −3.9 −2.7%
1995 144.9 −4 −2.67%
1994 148.9 −21.5 −12.62%
1993 170.4 +23.1 +15.71%
1992 147.2 −21.3 −12.63%
1991 168.5 −1.8 −1.06%
1990 170.3 +4.9 +2.96%
1989 165.4 +1.4 +0.86%
1988 164 −8.9 −5.12%
1987 172.9 −11.8 −6.4%
1986 184.7 −3.4 −1.81%
1985 188.1 −10.7 −5.39%
1984 198.8 −21.1 −9.61%
1983 219.9 −8.4 −3.68%
1982 228.4 +2 +0.87%
1981 226.4 +7 +3.18%
1980 219.4 −13.4 −5.74%
1979 232.8 −3.3 −1.4%
1978 236.1 +10.5 +4.64%
1977 225.6 +0.1 +0.03%
1976 225.5 +2.2 +0.99%
1975 223.3 +16.5 +7.96%
1974 206.9 −20.2 −8.88%
1973 227 +12.5 +5.83%
1972 214.5 −0 −0.01%
1971 214.5 +21.6 +11.18%
1970 193 +4.5 +2.4%
1969 188.4 −10 −5.03%
1968 198.4 +19.3 +10.76%
1967 179.1 +18.3 +11.39%
1966 160.8 +0.9 +0.57%
1965 159.9 +7.3 +4.8%
1964 152.6 +9.3 +6.51%
1963 143.3 +11.4 +8.67%
1962 131.8 +28.3 +27.39%
1961 103.5

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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