Colombia vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Colombia
115.22 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
104.02 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
84th
South Africa rank
86th

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

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 115.22 kg per square kilometre against 104.02 kg per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 11.2 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 86th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 11.92 kg per square kilometre 25.41 kg per square kilometre 13.49 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 31.96 kg per square kilometre 69.9 kg per square kilometre 37.95 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 53.16 kg per square kilometre 101 kg per square kilometre 47.84 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 73.28 kg per square kilometre 96.46 kg per square kilometre 23.18 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 94.62 kg per square kilometre 103.57 kg per square kilometre 8.95 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 121.85 kg per square kilometre 104.74 kg per square kilometre 17.12 kg per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 124.53 kg per square kilometre 134.13 kg per square kilometre 9.6 kg per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Colombia or South Africa?
Colombia, at 115.22 kg per square kilometre against 104.02 kg per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Colombia and South Africa?
11.2 kg per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Colombia ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 86th 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.