Portugal vs Uruguay: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.9736 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
1.15 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
55th
Uruguay rank
52nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.9736 tonnes per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.1764 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 52nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9629 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0501 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9128 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0899 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1149 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2048 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4152 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6633 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9449 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2346 tonnes per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.9696 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2397 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, Portugal or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.15 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 Uruguay?
- 0.1764 tonnes per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 55th 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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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.