Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Australia
24.2 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.6439 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 24.2 kg per person against 0.6439 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 23.56 kg per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 37.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.2 kg per person 0.2382 kg per person 1.96 kg per person Australia
1970s 3.87 kg per person 0.4975 kg per person 3.37 kg per person Australia
1980s 6.21 kg per person 0.607 kg per person 5.61 kg per person Australia
1990s 11.5 kg per person 0.5077 kg per person 11 kg per person Australia
2000s 13.86 kg per person 0.447 kg per person 13.42 kg per person Australia
2010s 16.25 kg per person 0.5771 kg per person 15.67 kg per person Australia
2020s 22.89 kg per person 0.6717 kg per person 22.22 kg per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Australia, at 24.2 kg per person against 0.6439 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23.56 kg per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Australia ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, 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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.