What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Luxembourg and United Kingdom?

0.07 tonnes per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Luxembourg vs United Kingdom: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre

Luxembourg

3.53 tonnes per square kilometre

in 2023

United Kingdom

3.6 tonnes per square kilometre

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

11th

United Kingdom rank

10th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time

Luxembourg
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 3.6 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 195 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.36 tonnes per square kilometre	4.38 tonnes per square kilometre	0.9846 tonnes per square kilometre	Luxembourg
2010s	5.17 tonnes per square kilometre	4.25 tonnes per square kilometre	0.9163 tonnes per square kilometre	Luxembourg
2020s	4.02 tonnes per square kilometre	3.84 tonnes per square kilometre	0.1831 tonnes per square kilometre	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Luxembourg or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 3.6 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Luxembourg and United Kingdom?: 0.07 tonnes per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?: Luxembourg ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 10th 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: 03 October 2026

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.