New Zealand vs Uruguay: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
New Zealand
0.071 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0596 tonnes per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
5th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.071 tonnes per person against 0.0596 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0114 tonnes per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0213 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0745 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.0524 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0879 tonnes per person | 0.0492 tonnes per person | 0.0386 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0833 tonnes per person | 0.0624 tonnes per person | 0.0209 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 0.071 tonnes per person against 0.0596 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.0114 tonnes per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd 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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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.