Australia vs Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Australia
83.87 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
93.66 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
96th
Zambia rank
93rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Australia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 93.66 kg per square kilometre against 83.87 kg per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 9.79 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Australia ranks 96th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | 0.6253 kg per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 6.93 kg per square kilometre | 13.17 kg per square kilometre | 6.23 kg per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 12.78 kg per square kilometre | 21.09 kg per square kilometre | 8.31 kg per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 27.08 kg per square kilometre | 14.09 kg per square kilometre | 12.99 kg per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 36.28 kg per square kilometre | 17.69 kg per square kilometre | 18.59 kg per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 50.16 kg per square kilometre | 58.6 kg per square kilometre | 8.44 kg per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 77.42 kg per square kilometre | 78.13 kg per square kilometre | 0.7058 kg per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Australia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 93.66 kg per square kilometre against 83.87 kg per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Australia and Zambia?
- 9.79 kg per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Australia ranks 96th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.