Namibia vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Namibia
2.1 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa
2 kg per person
in 2023
Namibia rank
69th
South Africa rank
70th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.1 kg per person against 2 kg per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.1 kg per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Namibia ranks 69th and South Africa ranks 70th of 176 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 1.58 kg per person | 1.58 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 kg per person | 3.3 kg per person | 3.3 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 kg per person | 3.62 kg per person | 3.62 kg per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0034 kg per person | 2.66 kg per person | 2.65 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1777 kg per person | 2.55 kg per person | 2.37 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.56 kg per person | 2.27 kg per person | 0.7058 kg per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.9765 kg per person | 2.63 kg per person | 1.66 kg per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 2.1 kg per person against 2 kg per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0.1 kg per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Namibia ranks 69th and South Africa ranks 70th 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.