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

Uruguay
66.01 kg/cap
in 2024
Viet Nam
17.47 kg/cap
in 2024
Uruguay rank
6th
Viet Nam rank
3rd

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

  • Uruguay
  • Viet Nam
0204060196119922024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 66.01 kg/cap against 17.47 kg/cap in Viet Nam, a difference of 48.54 kg/cap.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.8 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 3.26 kg/cap 1.13 kg/cap 2.12 kg/cap Uruguay
1970s 5.49 kg/cap 3.59 kg/cap 1.9 kg/cap Uruguay
1980s 6.67 kg/cap 5.01 kg/cap 1.65 kg/cap Uruguay
1990s 11.23 kg/cap 11.33 kg/cap 0.093 kg/cap Viet Nam
2000s 22.09 kg/cap 14.3 kg/cap 7.79 kg/cap Uruguay
2010s 49.22 kg/cap 15.47 kg/cap 33.75 kg/cap Uruguay
2020s 63.09 kg/cap 16.94 kg/cap 46.15 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, Uruguay or Viet Nam?
Uruguay, at 66.01 kg/cap against 17.47 kg/cap in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita between Uruguay and Viet Nam?
48.54 kg/cap, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Viet Nam?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Uruguay and Viet Nam rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Uruguay ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 197 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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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
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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