Denmark vs Switzerland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Denmark
82.47 kg/ha
in 2023
Switzerland
78.42 kg/ha
in 2023
Denmark rank
38th
Switzerland rank
41st

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Denmark
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 82.47 kg/ha against 78.42 kg/ha in Switzerland, a difference of 4.05 kg/ha.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 41st of 185 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 71.56 kg/ha 48.17 kg/ha 23.39 kg/ha Denmark
1970s 128.87 kg/ha 84.98 kg/ha 43.88 kg/ha Denmark
1980s 147.93 kg/ha 114.13 kg/ha 33.8 kg/ha Denmark
1990s 127.62 kg/ha 98.85 kg/ha 28.77 kg/ha Denmark
2000s 87.32 kg/ha 81.19 kg/ha 6.13 kg/ha Denmark
2010s 85.97 kg/ha 76.59 kg/ha 9.38 kg/ha Denmark
2020s 85.73 kg/ha 78.87 kg/ha 6.86 kg/ha Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Denmark or Switzerland?
Denmark, at 82.47 kg/ha against 78.42 kg/ha in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Denmark and Switzerland?
4.05 kg/ha, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Switzerland rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Denmark ranks 38th and Switzerland ranks 41st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — 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
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).