Americas vs USSR: Nutrient nitrogen N: Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) … gaps

Americas
28.70 billion kg
in 2050
USSR
7.78 billion kg
in 1991
Americas rank
7th
USSR rank
6th

Nutrient nitrogen N: Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) … gaps over time

  • Americas
  • USSR
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 28.70 billion kg against 7.78 billion kg in USSR, a difference of 20.92 billion kg.

That makes Americas's figure about 3.7 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 7th and USSR ranks 6th of 35 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 5.76 billion kg 2.26 billion kg 3.51 billion kg Americas
1970s 11.06 billion kg 6.56 billion kg 4.51 billion kg Americas
1980s 14.23 billion kg 10.20 billion kg 4.03 billion kg Americas
1990s 15.07 billion kg 8.26 billion kg 6.81 billion kg Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Americas or USSR?
Americas, at 28.70 billion kg against 7.78 billion kg in USSR as of 2050.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Americas and USSR?
20.92 billion kg, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Americas and USSR rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Americas ranks 7th and USSR ranks 6th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), gaps filled
Unit
kg
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,503 data points, 1961–2050
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) with 54 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.