New Zealand vs Spain: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
New Zealand
420.42 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
464.09 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
36th
Spain rank
34th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 464.09 kg per square kilometre against 420.42 kg per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 43.67 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
New Zealand ranks 36th and Spain ranks 34th of 176 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8 kg per square kilometre | 258.83 kg per square kilometre | 252.03 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 22.53 kg per square kilometre | 450.06 kg per square kilometre | 427.53 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 32.33 kg per square kilometre | 582.29 kg per square kilometre | 549.96 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 136.7 kg per square kilometre | 617.43 kg per square kilometre | 480.73 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 347.7 kg per square kilometre | 596.59 kg per square kilometre | 248.89 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 462.57 kg per square kilometre | 592.33 kg per square kilometre | 129.76 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 484.22 kg per square kilometre | 541.28 kg per square kilometre | 57.06 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 464.09 kg per square kilometre against 420.42 kg per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between New Zealand and Spain?
- 43.67 kg per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- New Zealand ranks 36th and Spain ranks 34th 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.