Austria vs Czechia: Average nitrate concentration in freshwater
Austria
17.17 milligrams per litre
in 2021
Czechia
18.66 milligrams per litre
in 2021
Austria rank
16th
Czechia rank
14th
Average nitrate concentration in freshwater over time
- Austria
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 18.66 milligrams per litre against 17.17 milligrams per litre in Austria, a difference of 1.49 milligrams per litre.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 16th and Czechia ranks 14th of 34 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Czechia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.76 milligrams per litre | 16.83 milligrams per litre | 8.93 milligrams per litre | Austria |
| 2000s | 25.15 milligrams per litre | 16.6 milligrams per litre | 8.55 milligrams per litre | Austria |
| 2010s | 19.53 milligrams per litre | 19.02 milligrams per litre | 0.504 milligrams per litre | Austria |
| 2020s | 16.87 milligrams per litre | 18.7 milligrams per litre | 1.83 milligrams per litre | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average nitrate concentration in freshwater, Austria or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 18.66 milligrams per litre against 17.17 milligrams per litre in Austria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in average nitrate concentration in freshwater between Austria and Czechia?
- 1.49 milligrams per litre, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Czechia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Czechia rank globally for average nitrate concentration in freshwater?
- Austria ranks 16th and Czechia ranks 14th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Environment Agency (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average nitrate concentration in freshwater. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual concentration of nitrate in groundwater.