Denmark vs Netherlands: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Denmark
4.9 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
5.62 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
7th
Netherlands rank
4th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 5.62 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 0.72 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.05 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 9.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.35 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.23 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 5.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7014 tonnes per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 5.62 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.9 tonnes per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.72 tonnes per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 4th 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.