Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Australia
8.07 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2146 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 8.07 kg per person against 0.2146 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.86 kg per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 37.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.733 kg per person | 0.0794 kg per person | 0.6536 kg per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.29 kg per person | 0.1658 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.07 kg per person | 0.2023 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.83 kg per person | 0.1692 kg per person | 3.67 kg per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.62 kg per person | 0.149 kg per person | 4.47 kg per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.42 kg per person | 0.1924 kg per person | 5.22 kg per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.63 kg per person | 0.2239 kg per person | 7.41 kg per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Australia, at 8.07 kg per person against 0.2146 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.86 kg per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Australia ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.