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Denmark vs Netherlands: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Denmark
196,052 tonnes
in 2023
Netherlands
189,276 tonnes
in 2023
Denmark rank
49th
Netherlands rank
50th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 196,052 tonnes against 189,276 tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 6,776 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Denmark ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 50th of 201 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
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Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.