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

World
0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Zambia
0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
World rank
2nd
Zambia rank
5th

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

  • World
  • Zambia
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 8.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.

World ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade World Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP World
1970s 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, World or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between World and Zambia?
0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do World and Zambia rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
World ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 2 groups.
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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,212 data points, 1961–2023
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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.