Denmark vs United States: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Denmark
0.033 tonnes per person
in 2023
United States
0.0339 tonnes per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
15th
United States rank
14th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0339 tonnes per person against 0.033 tonnes per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 15th and United States ranks 14th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0408 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.068 tonnes per person | 0.0396 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.0755 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 0.0343 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.0596 tonnes per person | 0.0411 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.037 tonnes per person | 0.0378 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0367 tonnes per person | 0.0371 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0352 tonnes per person | 0.0349 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Denmark or United States?
- United States, at 0.0339 tonnes per person against 0.033 tonnes per person in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Denmark and United States?
- 0.0009 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 15th and United States ranks 14th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.