Portugal vs Sweden: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Portugal
61.12 kg/ha
in 2023
Sweden
61.42 kg/ha
in 2023
Portugal rank
64th
Sweden rank
63rd

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 61.42 kg/ha against 61.12 kg/ha in Portugal, a difference of 0.3 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Portugal ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 40.92 kg/ha 60.59 kg/ha 19.67 kg/ha Sweden
1970s 56.39 kg/ha 81.33 kg/ha 24.94 kg/ha Sweden
1980s 64.96 kg/ha 78.49 kg/ha 13.53 kg/ha Sweden
1990s 66.93 kg/ha 68.11 kg/ha 1.17 kg/ha Sweden
2000s 70.32 kg/ha 57.14 kg/ha 13.18 kg/ha Portugal
2010s 80.93 kg/ha 57.3 kg/ha 23.63 kg/ha Portugal
2020s 66.28 kg/ha 54.61 kg/ha 11.68 kg/ha Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Portugal or Sweden?
Sweden, at 61.42 kg/ha against 61.12 kg/ha in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Portugal and Sweden?
0.3 kg/ha, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Portugal ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — 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
Nutrient balance — 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
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 (%).