Denmark vs Ireland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Denmark
1,470 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland
1,222 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
5th
Ireland rank
6th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1,470 kg per square kilometre against 1,222 kg per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 248 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | 191.46 kg per square kilometre | 1,271 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2,572 kg per square kilometre | 715.13 kg per square kilometre | 1,856 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2,900 kg per square kilometre | 1,423 kg per square kilometre | 1,477 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2,334 kg per square kilometre | 1,741 kg per square kilometre | 593.37 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,502 kg per square kilometre | 1,518 kg per square kilometre | 16.43 kg per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1,566 kg per square kilometre | 1,499 kg per square kilometre | 66.72 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1,553 kg per square kilometre | 1,527 kg per square kilometre | 26.02 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 1,470 kg per square kilometre against 1,222 kg per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Denmark and Ireland?
- 248 kg per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Denmark ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 6th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.