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
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196119922023

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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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.