Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Pakistan
1,482 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
33.91 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Pakistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 1,482 kg per square kilometre against 33.91 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,448 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 43.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.06 kg per square kilometre | 3.11 kg per square kilometre | 42.95 kg per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 181.17 kg per square kilometre | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | 172.83 kg per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 428.61 kg per square kilometre | 13.36 kg per square kilometre | 415.25 kg per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 713.81 kg per square kilometre | 14.25 kg per square kilometre | 699.56 kg per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1,041 kg per square kilometre | 16.14 kg per square kilometre | 1,025 kg per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 1,264 kg per square kilometre | 25.11 kg per square kilometre | 1,239 kg per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 1,433 kg per square kilometre | 34.01 kg per square kilometre | 1,399 kg per square kilometre | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Pakistan, at 1,482 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 Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1,448 kg per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Pakistan ranks 4th 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.