Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Nutrient nitrogen N: Nitrogen fertilizer content applied … leaches

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
63.57 million kg
in 2050
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
4.70 billion kg
in 2050
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
10th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
8th

Nutrient nitrogen N: Nitrogen fertilizer content applied … leaches over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
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How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 4.70 billion kg against 63.57 million kg in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 4.63 billion kg.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 73.9 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th of 20 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 35.20 million kg 254.28 million kg 219.08 million kg Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 99.30 million kg 578.09 million kg 478.79 million kg Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 178.98 million kg 1.09 billion kg 915.43 million kg Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1990s 104.67 million kg 1.52 billion kg 1.41 billion kg Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 31.64 million kg 2.03 billion kg 2.00 billion kg Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 38.10 million kg 2.58 billion kg 2.54 billion kg Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 5.64 million kg 3.00 billion kg 3.00 billion kg Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2030s 48.58 million kg 3.59 billion kg 3.55 billion kg Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2050s 63.57 million kg 4.70 billion kg 4.63 billion kg Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 4.70 billion kg against 63.57 million kg in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2050.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
4.63 billion kg, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).