Rwanda vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Rwanda
0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Rwanda rank
64th
South Africa rank
61st

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

  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
000.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0 kg per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Rwanda ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 61st of 175 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Rwanda or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Rwanda and South Africa?
0 kg per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Rwanda ranks 64th and South Africa ranks 61st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rwanda vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-nitrogen-n-total-nitrogen-fertilizer-content-applied-that-volatilises-per-unit/rwanda/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/nutrient-nitrogen-n-total-nitrogen-fertilizer-content-applied-that-volatilises-per-unit/rwanda/south-africa/">Rwanda vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,212 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.