Austria vs Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Austria
1,183 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
1,010 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
44th
Switzerland rank
47th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Austria
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 1,183 kg per square kilometre against 1,010 kg per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 173 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

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

Austria ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 1,039 kg per square kilometre 673.97 kg per square kilometre 364.82 kg per square kilometre Austria
1970s 1,660 kg per square kilometre 1,190 kg per square kilometre 470 kg per square kilometre Austria
1980s 1,801 kg per square kilometre 1,731 kg per square kilometre 70.15 kg per square kilometre Austria
1990s 1,529 kg per square kilometre 1,557 kg per square kilometre 27.7 kg per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 1,319 kg per square kilometre 1,246 kg per square kilometre 73.73 kg per square kilometre Austria
2010s 1,346 kg per square kilometre 1,185 kg per square kilometre 160.81 kg per square kilometre Austria
2020s 1,264 kg per square kilometre 1,025 kg per square kilometre 239.53 kg per square kilometre Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Austria or Switzerland?
Austria, at 1,183 kg per square kilometre against 1,010 kg per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Austria and Switzerland?
173 kg per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Austria ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.