Malaysia vs Uruguay: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre

Malaysia
1.21 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
1.15 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
50th
Uruguay rank
52nd

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Uruguay
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 50th and Uruguay ranks 52nd of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1118 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0501 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0617 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 0.2773 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0899 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1875 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 0.5829 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1149 tonnes per square kilometre 0.468 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 0.9326 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2048 tonnes per square kilometre 0.7278 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4152 tonnes per square kilometre 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre 0.9449 tonnes per square kilometre 0.721 tonnes per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0339 tonnes per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Uruguay?
Malaysia, at 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Uruguay?
0.06 tonnes per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 50th and Uruguay ranks 52nd 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.