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
020406080100196119922023

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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.