Norway vs Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Norway
87.41 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
93.66 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
94th
Zambia rank
93rd

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

  • Norway
  • Zambia
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 93.66 kg per square kilometre against 87.41 kg per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 6.25 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 51.54 kg per square kilometre 2.69 kg per square kilometre 48.85 kg per square kilometre Norway
1970s 76.86 kg per square kilometre 13.17 kg per square kilometre 63.69 kg per square kilometre Norway
1980s 89.92 kg per square kilometre 21.09 kg per square kilometre 68.83 kg per square kilometre Norway
1990s 90.01 kg per square kilometre 14.09 kg per square kilometre 75.92 kg per square kilometre Norway
2000s 84.03 kg per square kilometre 17.69 kg per square kilometre 66.35 kg per square kilometre Norway
2010s 80.88 kg per square kilometre 58.6 kg per square kilometre 22.27 kg per square kilometre Norway
2020s 88.46 kg per square kilometre 78.13 kg per square kilometre 10.33 kg per square kilometre Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Norway or Zambia?
Zambia, at 93.66 kg per square kilometre against 87.41 kg per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Norway and Zambia?
6.25 kg per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and Zambia rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Norway ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 93rd 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.