Switzerland vs Uruguay: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Switzerland
1.01 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
1.15 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
54th
Uruguay rank
52nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Switzerland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 52nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.674 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0501 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6239 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0899 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1149 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2048 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4152 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8305 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9449 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2402 tonnes per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1845 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, Switzerland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.01 tonnes per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 0.14 tonnes per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 54th 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.