Nitrogen fertiliser use in Finland
Farmers in Finland used 50.3 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2008.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Finland, 2024
50.3e (Estimate)
Change from 2023
+17.1%
World, 2024
71.3 kg/hae (Estimate)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
73.1 kg/ha
Position in 2024
83rd of 192
Nitrogen fertiliser use in Finland over time
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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +17.1% from 43.0 kg/ha in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 46.2 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +9.0%.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Finland has the 83rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Pesticide use
1.52e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Area under organic farming
13.5%d (Definition differs)
2024 · Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.00e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
2.0%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
2.6%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
3,620 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank