Italy vs Spain: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled
Italy
569,434 tonnes
in 2023
Spain
773,011 tonnes
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Spain rank
25th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 773,011 tonnes against 569,434 tonnes in Italy, a difference of 203,577 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Spain ranks 25th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 442,632 tonnes | 431,198 tonnes | 11,434 tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 764,642 tonnes | 749,590 tonnes | 15,052 tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 984,726 tonnes | 969,411 tonnes | 15,315 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 881,178 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 146,726 tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 775,617 tonnes | 992,274 tonnes | 216,657 tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 578,128 tonnes | 986,893 tonnes | 408,765 tonnes | Spain |
| 2020s | 571,643 tonnes | 901,543 tonnes | 329,900 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 773,011 tonnes against 569,434 tonnes in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Italy and Spain?
- 203,577 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Italy ranks 27th and Spain ranks 25th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.