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

Portugal
292.09 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
345.98 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
48th
Uruguay rank
45th

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

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 345.98 kg per square kilometre against 292.09 kg per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 53.89 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 288.86 kg per square kilometre 15.03 kg per square kilometre 273.83 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 418.93 kg per square kilometre 26.96 kg per square kilometre 391.97 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 461.47 kg per square kilometre 34.46 kg per square kilometre 427.01 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 427.61 kg per square kilometre 61.43 kg per square kilometre 366.18 kg per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 323.56 kg per square kilometre 124.57 kg per square kilometre 198.99 kg per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 353.88 kg per square kilometre 283.48 kg per square kilometre 70.39 kg per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 290.87 kg per square kilometre 362.78 kg per square kilometre 71.92 kg per square kilometre Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 345.98 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 Uruguay?
53.89 kg per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Portugal ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 45th 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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.