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

Afghanistan
5.48 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.57 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
131st
Papua New Guinea rank
130th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.57 kg per square kilometre against 5.48 kg per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.09 kg per square kilometre.

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

Afghanistan ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7496 kg per square kilometre 0.0687 kg per square kilometre 0.6809 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 3.88 kg per square kilometre 0.7508 kg per square kilometre 3.12 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 6.92 kg per square kilometre 1.15 kg per square kilometre 5.77 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 2.86 kg per square kilometre 1.46 kg per square kilometre 1.41 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 2.71 kg per square kilometre 2.34 kg per square kilometre 0.3629 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 10.3 kg per square kilometre 4.47 kg per square kilometre 5.83 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 5.3 kg per square kilometre 5.91 kg per square kilometre 0.6087 kg per square kilometre 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, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 5.57 kg per square kilometre against 5.48 kg per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
0.09 kg per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Afghanistan ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.