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
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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About this data
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.