Bulgaria vs Uruguay: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita

Bulgaria
47.25 kg/cap
in 2024
Uruguay
66.01 kg/cap
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
9th
Uruguay rank
6th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Uruguay
0204060196119922024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 66.01 kg/cap against 47.25 kg/cap in Bulgaria, a difference of 18.76 kg/cap.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 26.68 kg/cap 3.26 kg/cap 23.42 kg/cap Bulgaria
1970s 41.44 kg/cap 5.49 kg/cap 35.95 kg/cap Bulgaria
1980s 56.2 kg/cap 6.67 kg/cap 49.54 kg/cap Bulgaria
1990s 24.24 kg/cap 11.23 kg/cap 13 kg/cap Bulgaria
2000s 28.32 kg/cap 22.09 kg/cap 6.23 kg/cap Bulgaria
2010s 44.71 kg/cap 49.22 kg/cap 4.51 kg/cap Uruguay
2020s 50.02 kg/cap 63.09 kg/cap 13.07 kg/cap Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita, Bulgaria or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 66.01 kg/cap against 47.25 kg/cap in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita between Bulgaria and Uruguay?
18.76 kg/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,850 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf