Austria vs United States: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre

Austria
1.18 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
1.25 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
51st
United States rank
48th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time

  • Austria
  • United States
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre in Austria, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 51st and United States ranks 48th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5215 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5173 tonnes per square kilometre Austria
1970s 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre 0.9315 tonnes per square kilometre 0.7288 tonnes per square kilometre Austria
1980s 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre 0.7361 tonnes per square kilometre Austria
1990s 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3423 tonnes per square kilometre Austria
2000s 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1052 tonnes per square kilometre Austria
2010s 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0486 tonnes per square kilometre Austria
2020s 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0066 tonnes per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Austria or United States?
United States, at 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Austria and United States?
0.07 tonnes per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Austria and United States rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 51st and United States ranks 48th 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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Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.