Congo vs Libya: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Congo
1.29 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
2.34 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
160th
Libya rank
157th

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

  • Congo
  • Libya
02468196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 2.34 kg per square kilometre against 1.29 kg per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 1.05 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.8 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Congo ranks 160th and Libya ranks 157th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.722 kg per square kilometre 0.4298 kg per square kilometre 0.2922 kg per square kilometre Congo
1970s 1.16 kg per square kilometre 2.01 kg per square kilometre 0.8524 kg per square kilometre Libya
1980s 0.4425 kg per square kilometre 5.22 kg per square kilometre 4.78 kg per square kilometre Libya
1990s 1.22 kg per square kilometre 4.83 kg per square kilometre 3.61 kg per square kilometre Libya
2000s 0.7296 kg per square kilometre 5.16 kg per square kilometre 4.43 kg per square kilometre Libya
2010s 0.4053 kg per square kilometre 3.92 kg per square kilometre 3.52 kg per square kilometre Libya
2020s 2.07 kg per square kilometre 2.34 kg per square kilometre 0.2675 kg per square kilometre Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Congo or Libya?
Libya, at 2.34 kg per square kilometre against 1.29 kg per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Congo and Libya?
1.05 kg per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Libya?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Libya rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Congo ranks 160th and Libya ranks 157th 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.