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
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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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.