Ireland vs Uruguay: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Ireland
0.0528 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0596 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ireland rank
8th
Uruguay rank
5th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Uruguay
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0596 tonnes per person against 0.0528 tonnes per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0068 tonnes per person.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0152 tonnes per person 0.0033 tonnes per person 0.012 tonnes per person Ireland
1970s 0.0513 tonnes per person 0.0055 tonnes per person 0.0458 tonnes per person Ireland
1980s 0.0931 tonnes per person 0.0067 tonnes per person 0.0865 tonnes per person Ireland
1990s 0.1104 tonnes per person 0.0112 tonnes per person 0.0992 tonnes per person Ireland
2000s 0.0845 tonnes per person 0.0221 tonnes per person 0.0624 tonnes per person Ireland
2010s 0.0729 tonnes per person 0.0492 tonnes per person 0.0236 tonnes per person Ireland
2020s 0.068 tonnes per person 0.0624 tonnes per person 0.0057 tonnes per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Ireland or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0596 tonnes per person against 0.0528 tonnes per person in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Ireland and Uruguay?
0.0068 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
Ireland ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,961 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.