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

Ghana
104.02 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
104.02 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
87th
South Africa rank
86th

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

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 104.02 kg per square kilometre against 104.02 kg per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0 kg per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 86th of 176 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5356 kg per square kilometre 25.41 kg per square kilometre 24.87 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 8.42 kg per square kilometre 69.9 kg per square kilometre 61.48 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 9.7 kg per square kilometre 101 kg per square kilometre 91.3 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 8.48 kg per square kilometre 96.46 kg per square kilometre 87.98 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 19.32 kg per square kilometre 103.57 kg per square kilometre 84.25 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 62.09 kg per square kilometre 104.74 kg per square kilometre 42.65 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 103.59 kg per square kilometre 134.13 kg per square kilometre 30.54 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, Ghana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 104.02 kg per square kilometre against 104.02 kg per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Ghana and South Africa?
0 kg per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Ghana ranks 87th 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.