Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Estonia or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 39,888 tonnes against 38,404 tonnes in Estonia as of 2023.

What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Estonia and Switzerland?

1,484 tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Switzerland?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Switzerland: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Estonia

38,404 tonnes

in 2023

Switzerland

39,888 tonnes

in 2023

Estonia rank

100th

Switzerland rank

98th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

Estonia
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 39,888 tonnes against 38,404 tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 1,484 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Switzerland ahead.

Estonia ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24,485 tonnes	61,125 tonnes	36,640 tonnes	Switzerland
2000s	23,724 tonnes	49,230 tonnes	25,506 tonnes	Switzerland
2010s	35,118 tonnes	46,826 tonnes	11,708 tonnes	Switzerland
2020s	42,178 tonnes	40,489 tonnes	1,689 tonnes	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Estonia or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 39,888 tonnes against 38,404 tonnes in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Estonia and Switzerland?: 1,484 tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Switzerland?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Switzerland rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?: Estonia ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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.