Switzerland vs Uruguay: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
Switzerland
1,010 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
1,153 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
47th
Uruguay rank
45th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1,153 kg per square kilometre against 1,010 kg per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 143 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 47th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 673.97 kg per square kilometre | 50.09 kg per square kilometre | 623.88 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1,190 kg per square kilometre | 89.88 kg per square kilometre | 1,100 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1,731 kg per square kilometre | 114.87 kg per square kilometre | 1,616 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1,557 kg per square kilometre | 204.76 kg per square kilometre | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,246 kg per square kilometre | 415.24 kg per square kilometre | 830.52 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,185 kg per square kilometre | 944.95 kg per square kilometre | 240.2 kg per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,025 kg per square kilometre | 1,209 kg per square kilometre | 184.5 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), Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1,153 kg per square kilometre against 1,010 kg per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 143 kg per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Switzerland ranks 47th 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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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.