New Zealand vs Spain: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
New Zealand
1,401 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
1,547 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
36th
Spain rank
34th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1,547 kg per square kilometre against 1,401 kg per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 146 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
New Zealand ranks 36th and Spain ranks 34th of 175 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.67 kg per square kilometre | 862.77 kg per square kilometre | 840.11 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 75.1 kg per square kilometre | 1,500 kg per square kilometre | 1,425 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 107.78 kg per square kilometre | 1,941 kg per square kilometre | 1,833 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 455.67 kg per square kilometre | 2,058 kg per square kilometre | 1,602 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | 1,989 kg per square kilometre | 829.65 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 1,542 kg per square kilometre | 1,974 kg per square kilometre | 432.52 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 1,614 kg per square kilometre | 1,804 kg per square kilometre | 190.21 kg per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), New Zealand or Spain?
- Spain, at 1,547 kg per square kilometre against 1,401 kg per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between New Zealand and Spain?
- 146 kg per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- New Zealand ranks 36th and Spain ranks 34th 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.