Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Ghana
0.2335 kg per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.2427 kg per person
in 2023
Ghana rank
103rd
Papua New Guinea rank
101st

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

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2427 kg per person against 0.2335 kg per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0092 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Ghana ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st of 176 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0052 kg per person 0.0133 kg per person 0.0081 kg per person Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0602 kg per person 0.1196 kg per person 0.0594 kg per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0557 kg per person 0.1504 kg per person 0.0947 kg per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0374 kg per person 0.1469 kg per person 0.1095 kg per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0644 kg per person 0.16 kg per person 0.0956 kg per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1625 kg per person 0.2316 kg per person 0.0691 kg per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.2394 kg per person 0.2648 kg per person 0.0254 kg per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.2427 kg per person against 0.2335 kg per person in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
0.0092 kg per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Ghana ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 101st 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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita
Unit
kg per person
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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.