Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Nigeria
9.64 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
12.02 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
114th
Saudi Arabia rank
112th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 12.02 kg per square kilometre against 9.64 kg per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 2.38 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 114th and Saudi Arabia ranks 112th of 176 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2488 kg per square kilometre | 0.1007 kg per square kilometre | 0.1481 kg per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | 0.2466 kg per square kilometre | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 13.23 kg per square kilometre | 6.81 kg per square kilometre | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 16.88 kg per square kilometre | 10.28 kg per square kilometre | 6.6 kg per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 15.22 kg per square kilometre | 9.76 kg per square kilometre | 5.47 kg per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 32.02 kg per square kilometre | 8.42 kg per square kilometre | 23.6 kg per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 33.72 kg per square kilometre | 11.85 kg per square kilometre | 21.87 kg per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 12.02 kg per square kilometre against 9.64 kg per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.38 kg per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Nigeria ranks 114th and Saudi Arabia ranks 112th 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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About this data
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.