Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Burkina Faso
71.31 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
74.91 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
102nd
Zimbabwe rank
101st

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zimbabwe
0255075100196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 74.91 kg per square kilometre against 71.31 kg per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.6 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 102nd and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0358 kg per square kilometre 24.5 kg per square kilometre 24.46 kg per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1970s 1.33 kg per square kilometre 48.03 kg per square kilometre 46.7 kg per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1980s 5.68 kg per square kilometre 65.96 kg per square kilometre 60.28 kg per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 14.19 kg per square kilometre 67.97 kg per square kilometre 53.78 kg per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 23.74 kg per square kilometre 50.43 kg per square kilometre 26.69 kg per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 52.8 kg per square kilometre 41.78 kg per square kilometre 11.02 kg per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2020s 58.21 kg per square kilometre 81.95 kg per square kilometre 23.74 kg per square kilometre Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 74.91 kg per square kilometre against 71.31 kg per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
3.6 kg per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Burkina Faso ranks 102nd and Zimbabwe ranks 101st 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.