New Zealand vs Spain: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre

New Zealand
1.4 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
1.55 t per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
37th
Spain rank
35th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.55 t per square kilometre against 1.4 t per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.15 t per square kilometre.

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

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

New Zealand ranks 37th and Spain ranks 35th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0227 t per square kilometre 0.8628 t per square kilometre 0.8401 t per square kilometre Spain
1970s 0.0751 t per square kilometre 1.5 t per square kilometre 1.43 t per square kilometre Spain
1980s 0.1078 t per square kilometre 1.94 t per square kilometre 1.83 t per square kilometre Spain
1990s 0.4557 t per square kilometre 2.06 t per square kilometre 1.6 t per square kilometre Spain
2000s 1.16 t per square kilometre 1.99 t per square kilometre 0.8296 t per square kilometre Spain
2010s 1.54 t per square kilometre 1.97 t per square kilometre 0.4325 t per square kilometre Spain
2020s 1.59 t per square kilometre 1.8 t per square kilometre 0.2102 t per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Spain?
Spain, at 1.55 t per square kilometre against 1.4 t per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Spain?
0.15 t per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 37th and Spain ranks 35th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 8,896 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.