Portugal vs Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Portugal
292.09 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
302.87 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
48th
Switzerland rank
47th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 302.87 kg per square kilometre against 292.09 kg per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 10.78 kg per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 288.86 kg per square kilometre | 202.19 kg per square kilometre | 86.67 kg per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 418.93 kg per square kilometre | 357.09 kg per square kilometre | 61.85 kg per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 461.47 kg per square kilometre | 519.34 kg per square kilometre | 57.87 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 427.61 kg per square kilometre | 467.06 kg per square kilometre | 39.45 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 323.56 kg per square kilometre | 373.73 kg per square kilometre | 50.17 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 353.88 kg per square kilometre | 355.54 kg per square kilometre | 1.67 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 290.87 kg per square kilometre | 307.43 kg per square kilometre | 16.57 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 302.87 kg per square kilometre against 292.09 kg per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 10.78 kg per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Portugal ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 47th 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.