Ecuador vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Ecuador
100.53 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
104.02 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
89th
South Africa rank
86th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 104.02 kg per square kilometre against 100.53 kg per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 3.49 kg per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 86th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.44 kg per square kilometre | 25.41 kg per square kilometre | 10.96 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 32.78 kg per square kilometre | 69.9 kg per square kilometre | 37.13 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 41.02 kg per square kilometre | 101 kg per square kilometre | 59.98 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 66.26 kg per square kilometre | 96.46 kg per square kilometre | 30.2 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 163.57 kg per square kilometre | 103.57 kg per square kilometre | 60 kg per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 218.55 kg per square kilometre | 104.74 kg per square kilometre | 113.81 kg per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 199.89 kg per square kilometre | 134.13 kg per square kilometre | 65.77 kg per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Ecuador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 104.02 kg per square kilometre against 100.53 kg per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 3.49 kg per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Ecuador ranks 89th 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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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.