Greece vs New Zealand: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre

Greece
1.35 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
1.4 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece rank
45th
New Zealand rank
42nd

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time

  • Greece
  • New Zealand
01234196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre in Greece, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0227 tonnes per square kilometre 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre Greece
1970s 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0751 tonnes per square kilometre 2 tonnes per square kilometre Greece
1980s 3.13 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1078 tonnes per square kilometre 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre Greece
1990s 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4557 tonnes per square kilometre 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre Greece
2000s 1.82 tonnes per square kilometre 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre 0.6618 tonnes per square kilometre Greece
2010s 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1242 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1525 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Greece or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Greece and New Zealand?
0.05 tonnes per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and New Zealand rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
Greece ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 42nd 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.