Spain vs Switzerland: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Spain
2.07 kg/ha
in 2023
Switzerland
2.13 kg/ha
in 2023
Spain rank
147th
Switzerland rank
144th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Spain
  • Switzerland
0123196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2.13 kg/ha against 2.07 kg/ha in Spain, a difference of 0.06 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 147th and Switzerland ranks 144th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.89 kg/ha 0 kg/ha 2.89 kg/ha Spain
1970s 2.07 kg/ha 0.295 kg/ha 1.77 kg/ha Spain
1980s 1.34 kg/ha 0.4831 kg/ha 0.8554 kg/ha Spain
1990s 1.38 kg/ha 1.84 kg/ha 0.4577 kg/ha Switzerland
2000s 1.87 kg/ha 2.64 kg/ha 0.762 kg/ha Switzerland
2010s 2.25 kg/ha 2.6 kg/ha 0.348 kg/ha Switzerland
2020s 2.09 kg/ha 2.44 kg/ha 0.3504 kg/ha Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Spain or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 2.13 kg/ha against 2.07 kg/ha in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Spain and Switzerland?
0.06 kg/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Spain ranks 147th and Switzerland ranks 144th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,870 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).