New Zealand vs Switzerland: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen

New Zealand
30,240 t
in 2023
Switzerland
33,071 t
in 2023
New Zealand rank
100th
Switzerland rank
97th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • New Zealand
  • Switzerland
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 33,071 t against 30,240 t in New Zealand, a difference of 2,831 t.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 97th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 484.96 t 18,743 t 18,258 t Switzerland
1970s 1,581 t 32,820 t 31,239 t Switzerland
1980s 2,272 t 47,894 t 45,622 t Switzerland
1990s 9,599 t 43,078 t 33,479 t Switzerland
2000s 24,675 t 34,920 t 10,245 t Switzerland
2010s 32,989 t 32,559 t 430.05 t New Zealand
2020s 32,973 t 33,307 t 334.3 t Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, New Zealand or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 33,071 t against 30,240 t in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between New Zealand and Switzerland?
2,831 t, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
New Zealand ranks 100th and Switzerland ranks 97th of 186 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 (%).