Denmark vs Uruguay: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Denmark

196,052 tonnes

in 2023

Uruguay

201,843 tonnes

in 2023

Denmark rank

49th

Uruguay rank

48th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

Denmark
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 201,843 tonnes against 196,052 tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 5,791 tonnes.

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

Denmark ranks 49th and Uruguay ranks 48th of 201 countries.

Individual pages

Nitrogen fertilizer use in Denmark
Nitrogen fertilizer use in Uruguay
Full country ranking

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.