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Fertiliser use in Norway

Farmers in Norway used 193.2 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2013.

Measure: Fertiliser use per hectare of arable land Unit: Kilograms per hectare of arable land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Norway, 2024 193.2 Kilograms per hectare of arable land
Change from 2023 −4.2% 2023: 201.6 kg per hectare
World, 2023 136.5 kg per hectare Official aggregate Not the same period as Norway (2024).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 151.5 kg per hectare Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 42nd of 190 See the full ranking

Fertiliser use in Norway 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 NorwayWorld
2024 193.2 kg per hectare –
2023 201.6 kg per hectare 136.5 kg per hectare
2022 212.2 kg per hectare 134.9 kg per hectare
2021 210.0 kg per hectare 142.6 kg per hectare
2020 208.4 kg per hectare 144.6 kg per hectare
2019 210.3 kg per hectare 135.5 kg per hectare
2018 203.8 kg per hectare 136.9 kg per hectare
2017 199.6 kg per hectare 138.0 kg per hectare
2016 204.4 kg per hectare 135.1 kg per hectare
2015 204.3 kg per hectare 132.9 kg per hectare
2014 194.5 kg per hectare 136.1 kg per hectare
2013 190.8 kg per hectare 133.2 kg per hectare
2012 187.3 kg per hectare 130.8 kg per hectare
2011 192.2 kg per hectare 133.5 kg per hectare
2010 170.0 kg per hectare 128.9 kg per hectare
2009 179.1 kg per hectare 117.6 kg per hectare
2008 213.6 kg per hectare 116.6 kg per hectare
2007 220.4 kg per hectare 124.3 kg per hectare
2006 216.4 kg per hectare 118.8 kg per hectare
2005 218.9 kg per hectare 115.3 kg per hectare
2004 215.2 kg per hectare 114.9 kg per hectare
2003 213.5 kg per hectare 109.6 kg per hectare
2002 205.6 kg per hectare 106.4 kg per hectare
2001 200.1 kg per hectare 103.1 kg per hectare
2000 219.6 kg per hectare 101.1 kg per hectare

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of −4.2% from 201.6 kg per hectare in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 194.5 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −0.7%.
  • Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 42nd highest value.

More for Norway

All statistics for Norway
Cereal yield 4,220 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 2.7% 2024 · World Bank Area under organic farming 4.6% 2024 · Eurostat Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.91e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 1.2%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.86e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT

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 Norway
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)