Switzerland vs Uruguay: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Switzerland
302.87 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
345.98 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
47th
Uruguay rank
45th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 345.98 kg per square kilometre against 302.87 kg per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 43.11 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 47th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202.19 kg per square kilometre | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | 187.16 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 357.09 kg per square kilometre | 26.96 kg per square kilometre | 330.13 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 519.34 kg per square kilometre | 34.46 kg per square kilometre | 484.88 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 467.06 kg per square kilometre | 61.43 kg per square kilometre | 405.63 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 373.73 kg per square kilometre | 124.57 kg per square kilometre | 249.16 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 355.54 kg per square kilometre | 283.48 kg per square kilometre | 72.06 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 307.43 kg per square kilometre | 362.78 kg per square kilometre | 55.35 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, Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 345.98 kg per square kilometre against 302.87 kg per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 43.11 kg per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Switzerland ranks 47th 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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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.