New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
New Zealand
7.1 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2146 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7.1 kg per person against 0.2146 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6.89 kg per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 33.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2257 kg per person | 0.0794 kg per person | 0.1463 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.6553 kg per person | 0.1658 kg per person | 0.4895 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.8816 kg per person | 0.2023 kg per person | 0.6792 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.26 kg per person | 0.1692 kg per person | 3.09 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 7.45 kg per person | 0.149 kg per person | 7.3 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 8.79 kg per person | 0.1924 kg per person | 8.59 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 8.33 kg per person | 0.2239 kg per person | 8.1 kg per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- New Zealand, at 7.1 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 New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6.89 kg per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd 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.