Greenland vs Mauritania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Greenland
0.0404 kg per person
in 2023
Mauritania
0.0382 kg per person
in 2023
Greenland rank
145th
Mauritania rank
147th

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

  • Greenland
  • Mauritania
00.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.0404 kg per person against 0.0382 kg per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0022 kg per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Greenland ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 147th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kg per person 0 kg per person 0 kg per person
1970s 0 kg per person 0.0528 kg per person 0.0528 kg per person Mauritania
1980s 0 kg per person 0.0492 kg per person 0.0492 kg per person Mauritania
1990s 0 kg per person 0.1674 kg per person 0.1674 kg per person Mauritania
2000s 0.1655 kg per person 0.0474 kg per person 0.1181 kg per person Greenland
2010s 0.0801 kg per person 0.0624 kg per person 0.0177 kg per person Greenland
2020s 0.0406 kg per person 0.0553 kg per person 0.0148 kg per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Greenland or Mauritania?
Greenland, at 0.0404 kg per person against 0.0382 kg per person in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Greenland and Mauritania?
0.0022 kg per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Mauritania rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Greenland ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 147th 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.