Austria vs Switzerland: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Austria
1.18 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
1.01 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
51st
Switzerland rank
54th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 54th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.674 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3648 tonnes per square kilometre | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0702 tonnes per square kilometre | Austria |
| 1990s | 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0277 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0737 tonnes per square kilometre | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1608 tonnes per square kilometre | Austria |
| 2020s | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2395 tonnes per square kilometre | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Austria or Switzerland?
- Austria, at 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.17 tonnes per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Austria ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 54th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.