Greenland vs Nigeria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Greenland
0.1213 kg per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1156 kg per person
in 2023
Greenland rank
145th
Nigeria rank
146th

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

  • Greenland
  • Nigeria
00.511.5196119922023

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.1213 kg per person against 0.1156 kg per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0057 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Greenland ranks 145th and Nigeria ranks 146th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kg per person 0.0131 kg per person 0.0131 kg per person Nigeria
1970s 0 kg per person 0.104 kg per person 0.104 kg per person Nigeria
1980s 0 kg per person 0.4275 kg per person 0.4275 kg per person Nigeria
1990s 0 kg per person 0.4333 kg per person 0.4333 kg per person Nigeria
2000s 0.4964 kg per person 0.2922 kg per person 0.2042 kg per person Greenland
2010s 0.2402 kg per person 0.4576 kg per person 0.2173 kg per person Nigeria
2020s 0.1218 kg per person 0.4237 kg per person 0.302 kg per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Greenland or Nigeria?
Greenland, at 0.1213 kg per person against 0.1156 kg per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Greenland and Nigeria?
0.0057 kg per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Nigeria rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Greenland ranks 145th and Nigeria ranks 146th 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.