New Zealand vs Uruguay: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

New Zealand
21.29 kg per person
in 2023
Uruguay
17.87 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
5th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 21.29 kg per person against 17.87 kg per person in Uruguay, a difference of 3.42 kg per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6771 kg per person 0.9778 kg per person 0.3008 kg per person Uruguay
1970s 1.97 kg per person 1.65 kg per person 0.32 kg per person New Zealand
1980s 2.64 kg per person 2 kg per person 0.6446 kg per person New Zealand
1990s 9.77 kg per person 3.37 kg per person 6.4 kg per person New Zealand
2000s 22.35 kg per person 6.63 kg per person 15.72 kg per person New Zealand
2010s 26.36 kg per person 14.77 kg per person 11.59 kg per person New Zealand
2020s 24.98 kg per person 18.71 kg per person 6.27 kg per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, New Zealand or Uruguay?
New Zealand, at 21.29 kg per person against 17.87 kg per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between New Zealand and Uruguay?
3.42 kg per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
New Zealand ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.