New Zealand vs Spain: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
New Zealand
1.4 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
1.55 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
42nd
Spain rank
40th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
New Zealand ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 40th of 195 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0227 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8628 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8401 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.0751 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.1078 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.4557 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8296 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4325 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1902 tonnes per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.15 tonnes per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 40th 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.