Italy vs Romania: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre

Italy
1.93 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
2.02 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
32nd
Romania rank
30th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.

Italy ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 30th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre 0.8801 tonnes per square kilometre 0.6249 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1970s 2.6 tonnes per square kilometre 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1126 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
1980s 3.35 tonnes per square kilometre 3.46 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1096 tonnes per square kilometre Romania
1990s 3 tonnes per square kilometre 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2000s 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4056 tonnes per square kilometre Italy
2020s 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre 0.134 tonnes per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Italy or Romania?
Romania, at 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Italy and Romania?
0.09 tonnes per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Romania rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 30th 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.