Japan vs Portugal: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Japan
926.02 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
973.62 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
51st
Portugal rank
48th

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

  • Japan
  • Portugal
5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 973.62 kg per square kilometre against 926.02 kg per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 47.6 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 48th of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 1,932 kg per square kilometre 962.87 kg per square kilometre 968.87 kg per square kilometre Japan
1970s 1,959 kg per square kilometre 1,396 kg per square kilometre 562.48 kg per square kilometre Japan
1980s 1,824 kg per square kilometre 1,538 kg per square kilometre 285.33 kg per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1,490 kg per square kilometre 1,425 kg per square kilometre 64.18 kg per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1,242 kg per square kilometre 1,079 kg per square kilometre 163.16 kg per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1,045 kg per square kilometre 1,180 kg per square kilometre 135.04 kg per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 945.84 kg per square kilometre 969.55 kg per square kilometre 23.71 kg per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Japan or Portugal?
Portugal, at 973.62 kg per square kilometre against 926.02 kg per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Japan and Portugal?
47.6 kg per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Japan ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 48th 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
Last refreshed

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.