Italy vs Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Italy
577.67 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
578.23 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
25th

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

  • Italy
  • Sri Lanka
2004006008001.0k1.2k196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 578.23 kg per square kilometre against 577.67 kg per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.56 kg per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 451.5 kg per square kilometre 208.49 kg per square kilometre 243 kg per square kilometre Italy
1970s 779.96 kg per square kilometre 280.91 kg per square kilometre 499.04 kg per square kilometre Italy
1980s 1,004 kg per square kilometre 455.55 kg per square kilometre 548.9 kg per square kilometre Italy
1990s 898.82 kg per square kilometre 569.91 kg per square kilometre 328.92 kg per square kilometre Italy
2000s 786.85 kg per square kilometre 826.5 kg per square kilometre 39.65 kg per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 586.5 kg per square kilometre 714.4 kg per square kilometre 127.89 kg per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 579.92 kg per square kilometre 723.79 kg per square kilometre 143.87 kg per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Italy or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 578.23 kg per square kilometre against 577.67 kg per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Italy and Sri Lanka?
0.56 kg per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Italy ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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.