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

Colombia
0.8145 kg per person
in 2023
Portugal
0.8431 kg per person
in 2023
Colombia rank
63rd
Portugal rank
62nd

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

  • Colombia
  • Portugal
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.8431 kg per person against 0.8145 kg per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0286 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Colombia ranks 63rd and Portugal ranks 62nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2406 kg per person 0.9874 kg per person 0.7467 kg per person Portugal
1970s 0.5065 kg per person 1.41 kg per person 0.9002 kg per person Portugal
1980s 0.6725 kg per person 1.41 kg per person 0.7406 kg per person Portugal
1990s 0.7673 kg per person 1.3 kg per person 0.5318 kg per person Portugal
2000s 0.8384 kg per person 0.9428 kg per person 0.1044 kg per person Portugal
2010s 0.9582 kg per person 1.04 kg per person 0.0805 kg per person Portugal
2020s 0.896 kg per person 0.8532 kg per person 0.0428 kg per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Colombia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.8431 kg per person against 0.8145 kg per person in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Colombia and Portugal?
0.0286 kg per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Colombia ranks 63rd and Portugal ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. 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 volatilises, per capita
Unit
kg per person
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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.