Sub-Saharan Africa vs Thailand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Sub-Saharan Africa
33.91 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
1,576 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Thailand rank
3rd

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1,576 kg per square kilometre against 33.91 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,542 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 46.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Thailand ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 3.11 kg per square kilometre 17.15 kg per square kilometre 14.04 kg per square kilometre Thailand
1970s 8.33 kg per square kilometre 57.28 kg per square kilometre 48.94 kg per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 13.36 kg per square kilometre 169.44 kg per square kilometre 156.08 kg per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 14.25 kg per square kilometre 440.95 kg per square kilometre 426.71 kg per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 16.14 kg per square kilometre 673.88 kg per square kilometre 657.74 kg per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 25.11 kg per square kilometre 890.32 kg per square kilometre 865.2 kg per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 34.01 kg per square kilometre 1,094 kg per square kilometre 1,060 kg per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 1,576 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 Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
1,542 kg per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Thailand ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
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.