Colombia vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Colombia
0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Colombia rank
59th
South Africa rank
61st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0 kg per US$ of GDP.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Colombia ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 61st of 175 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Colombia and South Africa?
- 0 kg per US$ of GDP, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Colombia ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 61st 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.