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

Portugal
973.62 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
1,010 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
48th
Switzerland rank
47th

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

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

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1,010 kg per square kilometre against 973.62 kg per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 36.38 kg per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 962.87 kg per square kilometre 673.97 kg per square kilometre 288.9 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 1,396 kg per square kilometre 1,190 kg per square kilometre 206.15 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 1,538 kg per square kilometre 1,731 kg per square kilometre 192.89 kg per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 1,425 kg per square kilometre 1,557 kg per square kilometre 131.5 kg per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 1,079 kg per square kilometre 1,246 kg per square kilometre 167.23 kg per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 1,180 kg per square kilometre 1,185 kg per square kilometre 5.55 kg per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 969.55 kg per square kilometre 1,025 kg per square kilometre 55.23 kg per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Portugal or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 1,010 kg per square kilometre against 973.62 kg per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Portugal and Switzerland?
36.38 kg per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Portugal ranks 48th 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.