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

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.6439 kg per person
in 2023
Uruguay
17.87 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
5th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 17.87 kg per person against 0.6439 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.23 kg per person.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 27.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2382 kg per person 0.9778 kg per person 0.7397 kg per person Uruguay
1970s 0.4975 kg per person 1.65 kg per person 1.15 kg per person Uruguay
1980s 0.607 kg per person 2 kg per person 1.39 kg per person Uruguay
1990s 0.5077 kg per person 3.37 kg per person 2.86 kg per person Uruguay
2000s 0.447 kg per person 6.63 kg per person 6.18 kg per person Uruguay
2010s 0.5771 kg per person 14.77 kg per person 14.19 kg per person Uruguay
2020s 0.6717 kg per person 18.71 kg per person 18.04 kg per person Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 17.87 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 Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?
17.23 kg per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 2 groups.
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.