Germany vs Spain: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

Germany
836,782 t
in 2023
Spain
792,456 t
in 2023
Germany rank
24th
Spain rank
25th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Germany
  • Spain
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 836,782 t against 792,456 t in Spain, a difference of 44,326 t.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 24th and Spain ranks 25th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 984,946 t 439,232 t 545,713 t Germany
1970s 1.54 million t 757,680 t 784,609 t Germany
1980s 1.79 million t 967,255 t 823,285 t Germany
1990s 1.43 million t 1.03 million t 391,795 t Germany
2000s 1.39 million t 990,690 t 396,966 t Germany
2010s 1.29 million t 992,083 t 300,224 t Germany
2020s 885,818 t 875,847 t 9,971 t Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Germany or Spain?
Germany, at 836,782 t against 792,456 t in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Germany and Spain?
44,326 t, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Spain rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Germany ranks 24th and Spain ranks 25th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).