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

Portugal
973.62 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
1,153 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
48th
Uruguay rank
45th

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

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
05001.0k1.5k196119922023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1,153 kg per square kilometre against 973.62 kg per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 179.38 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 962.87 kg per square kilometre 50.09 kg per square kilometre 912.78 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 1,396 kg per square kilometre 89.88 kg per square kilometre 1,307 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 1,538 kg per square kilometre 114.87 kg per square kilometre 1,423 kg per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 1,425 kg per square kilometre 204.76 kg per square kilometre 1,221 kg per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1,079 kg per square kilometre 415.24 kg per square kilometre 663.29 kg per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 1,180 kg per square kilometre 944.95 kg per square kilometre 234.65 kg per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 969.55 kg per square kilometre 1,209 kg per square kilometre 239.73 kg per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Portugal or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1,153 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 Uruguay?
179.38 kg per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Portugal ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 45th 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.