Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Philippines
0.5687 kg per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.541 kg per person
in 2023
Philippines rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
80th

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

  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.5687 kg per person against 0.541 kg per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0277 kg per person.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Philippines ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 176 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1818 kg per person 0.3977 kg per person 0.2158 kg per person Sri Lanka
1970s 0.3812 kg per person 0.4355 kg per person 0.0543 kg per person Sri Lanka
1980s 0.4932 kg per person 0.6111 kg per person 0.1179 kg per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.5965 kg per person 0.6767 kg per person 0.0802 kg per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.5783 kg per person 0.8581 kg per person 0.2799 kg per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.573 kg per person 0.7044 kg per person 0.1314 kg per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.6431 kg per person 0.6771 kg per person 0.034 kg per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
Philippines, at 0.5687 kg per person against 0.541 kg per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
0.0277 kg per person, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Philippines ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 80th 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.