China vs Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
China
0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
China rank
53rd
Sri Lanka rank
51st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 kg per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
China ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1980s | 0.0169 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0119 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | 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, China or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between China and Sri Lanka?
- 0 kg per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- China ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.