Denmark vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Denmark
1,470 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
33.91 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Denmark
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1,470 kg per square kilometre against 33.91 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,436 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Denmark's figure about 43.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | 1,459 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2,572 kg per square kilometre | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | 2,563 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2,900 kg per square kilometre | 13.36 kg per square kilometre | 2,886 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2,334 kg per square kilometre | 14.25 kg per square kilometre | 2,320 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,502 kg per square kilometre | 16.14 kg per square kilometre | 1,486 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1,566 kg per square kilometre | 25.11 kg per square kilometre | 1,540 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1,553 kg per square kilometre | 34.01 kg per square kilometre | 1,519 kg per square kilometre | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Denmark or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Denmark, at 1,470 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 Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1,436 kg per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Denmark ranks 5th 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.