Pakistan vs World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Pakistan
1,482 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
World
257.99 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan rank
4th
World rank
1st

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

  • Pakistan
  • World
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 1,482 kg per square kilometre against 257.99 kg per square kilometre in World, a difference of 1,224 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 5.7 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.

Pakistan ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 6 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan World Difference Ahead
1960s 46.06 kg per square kilometre 55.92 kg per square kilometre 9.86 kg per square kilometre World
1970s 181.17 kg per square kilometre 123.25 kg per square kilometre 57.92 kg per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 428.61 kg per square kilometre 200.79 kg per square kilometre 227.82 kg per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 713.81 kg per square kilometre 193.03 kg per square kilometre 520.78 kg per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 1,041 kg per square kilometre 210.94 kg per square kilometre 830.04 kg per square kilometre Pakistan
2010s 1,264 kg per square kilometre 247.47 kg per square kilometre 1,017 kg per square kilometre Pakistan
2020s 1,433 kg per square kilometre 259.45 kg per square kilometre 1,173 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 World?
Pakistan, at 1,482 kg per square kilometre against 257.99 kg per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Pakistan and World?
1,224 kg per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and World rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Pakistan ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.