Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Norway

Fertilizer use in Norway in 2023 — 205.1 kg/ha. Ranked 33 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 18.8%.

2023 205.1 kg/ha −2.74% vs 2022
World rank 33of 191
Period maximum 322.8 kg/ha1979
Period minimum 170 kg/ha2010

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Norway, 1961–202315020025030035019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 172.7 kg/ha1963: 185.1 kg/ha1965: 200 kg/ha1967: 211.9 kg/ha1969: 238.5 kg/ha1971: 259.7 kg/ha1973: 263.3 kg/ha1975: 290.6 kg/ha1977: 300.5 kg/ha1979: 322.8 kg/ha1981: 305.5 kg/ha1983: 303 kg/ha1985: 274 kg/ha1987: 265.2 kg/ha1989: 241.8 kg/ha1991: 234.3 kg/ha1993: 232.5 kg/ha1995: 212.8 kg/ha1997: 228.5 kg/ha1999: 224.5 kg/ha2001: 200.1 kg/ha2003: 213.5 kg/ha2005: 218.9 kg/ha2007: 220.4 kg/ha2009: 179.1 kg/ha2011: 192.2 kg/ha2013: 190.8 kg/ha2015: 204.3 kg/ha2017: 199.6 kg/ha2019: 210.3 kg/ha2021: 210.7 kg/ha2023: 205.1 kg/ha
Change over the period: +32.5 (+18.81%) Average annual rate: 0.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Norway 205.1 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Northern Europe computed 149.4 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 205.1 −5.8 −2.74%
2022 210.9 +0.2 +0.09%
2021 210.7 +2.3 +1.11%
2020 208.4 −1.9 −0.88%
2019 210.3 +6.5 +3.17%
2018 203.8 +4.2 +2.12%
2017 199.6 −4.8 −2.36%
2016 204.4 +0.1 +0.06%
2015 204.3 +9.8 +5.02%
2014 194.5 +3.7 +1.95%
2013 190.8 +3.5 +1.87%
2012 187.3 −4.8 −2.52%
2011 192.2 +22.2 +13.03%
2010 170 −9.1 −5.09%
2009 179.1 −34.4 −16.12%
2008 213.6 −6.9 −3.11%
2007 220.4 +4 +1.85%
2006 216.4 −2.4 −1.12%
2005 218.9 +3.6 +1.69%
2004 215.2 +1.7 +0.81%
2003 213.5 +7.9 +3.86%
2002 205.6 +5.5 +2.75%
2001 200.1 −19.5 −8.87%
2000 219.6 −4.9 −2.19%
1999 224.5 +0.7 +0.29%
1998 223.8 −4.7 −2.06%
1997 228.5 +18.5 +8.8%
1996 210.1 −2.7 −1.28%
1995 212.8 −18.3 −7.9%
1994 231 −1.5 −0.65%
1993 232.5 −1.8 −0.75%
1992 234.3 −0 −0.02%
1991 234.3 −9.4 −3.84%
1990 243.7 +1.9 +0.79%
1989 241.8 −8.2 −3.28%
1988 250 −15.2 −5.73%
1987 265.2 −6.5 −2.38%
1986 271.7 −2.3 −0.85%
1985 274 −17.1 −5.87%
1984 291.1 −11.9 −3.92%
1983 303 −0.9 −0.28%
1982 303.8 −1.6 −0.54%
1981 305.5 −12.7 −3.99%
1980 318.2 −4.7 −1.45%
1979 322.8 +3.7 +1.15%
1978 319.2 +18.7 +6.21%
1977 300.5 +19.5 +6.96%
1976 281 −9.7 −3.33%
1975 290.6 −3.2 −1.08%
1974 293.8 +30.5 +11.58%
1973 263.3 +14.6 +5.89%
1972 248.7 −11 −4.25%
1971 259.7 +14.8 +6.02%
1970 245 +6.4 +2.69%
1969 238.5 +22.8 +10.59%
1968 215.7 +3.8 +1.81%
1967 211.9 +15.1 +7.65%
1966 196.8 −3.2 −1.6%
1965 200 +7.9 +4.1%
1964 192.1 +7 +3.78%
1963 185.1 +8.7 +4.92%
1962 176.4 +3.8 +2.19%
1961 172.7

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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