Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers over time
- Australia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 4.27 billion kg against 1.30 billion kg in Australia, a difference of 2.97 billion kg.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 198 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.91 million kg | 208.59 million kg | 123.68 million kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 177.58 million kg | 559.54 million kg | 381.96 million kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 327.35 million kg | 896.66 million kg | 569.31 million kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 693.48 million kg | 992.72 million kg | 299.24 million kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 928.98 million kg | 1.15 billion kg | 218.97 million kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.29 billion kg | 1.96 billion kg | 679.51 million kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 1.99 billion kg | 2.71 billion kg | 724.76 million kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2030s | 1.16 billion kg | 2.52 billion kg | 1.36 billion kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2050s | 1.30 billion kg | 4.27 billion kg | 2.97 billion kg | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 4.27 billion kg against 1.30 billion kg in Australia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.97 billion kg, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers?
- Australia ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).