Fertiliser use in Iceland
Farmers in Iceland used 133.7 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
133.7
Change from 2023
+37.4%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
151.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
72nd of 190
Fertiliser use in Iceland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 133.7 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 97.3 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 126.0 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 139.9 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 130.1 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 117.7 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 136.3 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 148.0 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 181.5 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 147.8 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 201.7 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 168.8 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 176.5 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 159.2 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 148.7 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 123.3 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 198.3 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 190.4 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 167.8 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 133.6 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 137.9 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 122.9 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 145.8 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 140.9 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 164.3 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +37.4% from 97.3 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 201.7 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −33.7%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 72nd highest value.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Cereal yield
1,972 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
16.2%
2024 · World Bank
Area under organic farming
0.4%
2021 · Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.64e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
1.8%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.02e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT