New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
New Zealand
21.29 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.6439 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 21.29 kg per person against 0.6439 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 20.65 kg per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 33.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6771 kg per person | 0.2382 kg per person | 0.4389 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.97 kg per person | 0.4975 kg per person | 1.47 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.64 kg per person | 0.607 kg per person | 2.04 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 9.77 kg per person | 0.5077 kg per person | 9.27 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 22.35 kg per person | 0.447 kg per person | 21.9 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 26.36 kg per person | 0.5771 kg per person | 25.78 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 24.98 kg per person | 0.6717 kg per person | 24.3 kg per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- New Zealand, at 21.29 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 New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20.65 kg per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd 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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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.