Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Bangladesh
3,460 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
33.91 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Bangladesh
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3,460 kg per square kilometre against 33.91 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3,426 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 102.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.39 kg per square kilometre | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | 112.28 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 355.48 kg per square kilometre | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | 347.14 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 916.74 kg per square kilometre | 13.36 kg per square kilometre | 903.39 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1,908 kg per square kilometre | 14.25 kg per square kilometre | 1,894 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2,447 kg per square kilometre | 16.14 kg per square kilometre | 2,431 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2,836 kg per square kilometre | 25.11 kg per square kilometre | 2,811 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3,399 kg per square kilometre | 34.01 kg per square kilometre | 3,365 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 3,460 kg per square kilometre against 33.91 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 3,426 kg per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st 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 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.