Benin vs Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Benin
1.17 kg per person
in 2023
Switzerland
1.35 kg per person
in 2023
Benin rank
88th
Switzerland rank
85th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Benin
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.35 kg per person against 1.17 kg per person in Benin, a difference of 0.18 kg per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Benin ranks 88th and Switzerland ranks 85th of 176 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0452 kg per person | 1.36 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.1249 kg per person | 2.25 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1535 kg per person | 3.17 kg per person | 3.02 kg per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.6048 kg per person | 2.65 kg per person | 2.04 kg per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.2407 kg per person | 1.99 kg per person | 1.75 kg per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.4603 kg per person | 1.71 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.3 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 0.0859 kg per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Benin or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.35 kg per person against 1.17 kg per person in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Benin and Switzerland?
- 0.18 kg per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Switzerland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Benin ranks 88th and Switzerland ranks 85th 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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About this data
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.