Fertiliser use in Finland

Farmers in Finland used 102.3 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2007.

Measure: Fertiliser use per hectare of arable land Unit: Kilograms per hectare of arable land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Finland, 2024 102.3 Kilograms per hectare of arable land
Change from 2023 +19.0% 2023: 85.9 kg per hectare
European Union, 2023 126.4 kg per hectare Official aggregate Not the same period as Finland (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 137.7 kg per hectare Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 90th of 190 See the full ranking

Fertiliser use in Finland over time

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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Fertiliser use per hectare of arable land (kilograms per hectare of arable land), 2000 to 2024
Period FinlandEuropean Union
2024 102.3 kg per hectare –
2023 85.9 kg per hectare 126.4 kg per hectare
2022 65.3 kg per hectare 127.2 kg per hectare
2021 98.1 kg per hectare 150.6 kg per hectare
2020 92.8 kg per hectare 157.2 kg per hectare
2019 95.3 kg per hectare 153.2 kg per hectare
2018 91.7 kg per hectare 155.4 kg per hectare
2017 89.5 kg per hectare 159.2 kg per hectare
2016 86.2 kg per hectare 154.2 kg per hectare
2015 89.2 kg per hectare 153.9 kg per hectare
2014 92.7 kg per hectare 150.8 kg per hectare
2013 87.4 kg per hectare 149.9 kg per hectare
2012 86.2 kg per hectare 142.9 kg per hectare
2011 86.2 kg per hectare 138.5 kg per hectare
2010 100.5 kg per hectare 142.4 kg per hectare
2009 76.8 kg per hectare 121.2 kg per hectare
2008 95.9 kg per hectare 135.1 kg per hectare
2007 106.8 kg per hectare 167.6 kg per hectare
2006 113.9 kg per hectare 153.1 kg per hectare
2005 121.4 kg per hectare 154.5 kg per hectare
2004 126.2 kg per hectare 160.5 kg per hectare
2003 126.6 kg per hectare 165.4 kg per hectare
2002 129.4 kg per hectare 157.4 kg per hectare
2001 135.4 kg per hectare 158.0 kg per hectare
2000 136.6 kg per hectare 157.6 kg per hectare

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +19.0% from 85.9 kg per hectare in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 92.7 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +10.3%.
  • Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Finland has the 90th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.CON.FERT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Finland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)