South Korea vs Switzerland: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
South Korea
0.0041 tonnes per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0045 tonnes per person
in 2023
South Korea rank
96th
Switzerland rank
94th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- South Korea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0045 tonnes per person against 0.0041 tonnes per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 96th and Switzerland ranks 94th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.0116 tonnes per person | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, South Korea or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0045 tonnes per person against 0.0041 tonnes per person in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between South Korea and Switzerland?
- 0.0004 tonnes per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Switzerland rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 96th and Switzerland ranks 94th 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.