Portugal vs Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre

Portugal
0.9464 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
1.01 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
49th
Switzerland rank
47th

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

  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
0.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.01 t per square kilometre against 0.9464 t per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0636 t per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 49th and Switzerland ranks 47th of 173 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9629 t per square kilometre 0.674 t per square kilometre 0.2889 t per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 1.4 t per square kilometre 1.19 t per square kilometre 0.2062 t per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 1.54 t per square kilometre 1.73 t per square kilometre 0.1929 t per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 1.43 t per square kilometre 1.56 t per square kilometre 0.1315 t per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 1.08 t per square kilometre 1.25 t per square kilometre 0.1672 t per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 1.18 t per square kilometre 1.19 t per square kilometre 0.0055 t per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.9627 t per square kilometre 1.02 t per square kilometre 0.062 t per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre, Portugal or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 1.01 t per square kilometre against 0.9464 t per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre between Portugal and Switzerland?
0.0636 t per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 49th and Switzerland ranks 47th 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.