Portugal vs Switzerland: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.9736 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
1.01 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
55th
Switzerland rank
54th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.9736 tonnes per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0364 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 55th and Switzerland ranks 54th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9629 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.674 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2889 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2062 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1929 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1315 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1672 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0056 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.9696 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0552 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.9736 tonnes per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.0364 tonnes per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 55th and Switzerland ranks 54th 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.