Australia and New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Australia and New Zealand
1.41 billion kg
in 2050
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.27 billion kg
in 2050
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 4.27 billion kg against 1.41 billion kg in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 2.86 billion kg.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 216 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 90.88 million kg 208.59 million kg 117.71 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 197.36 million kg 559.54 million kg 362.18 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 355.73 million kg 896.66 million kg 540.93 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 813.46 million kg 992.72 million kg 179.26 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.23 billion kg 1.15 billion kg 86.20 million kg Australia and New Zealand
2010s 1.69 billion kg 1.96 billion kg 273.51 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 2.41 billion kg 2.71 billion kg 299.76 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
2030s 1.27 billion kg 2.52 billion kg 1.25 billion kg Sub-Saharan Africa
2050s 1.41 billion kg 4.27 billion kg 2.86 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 (agricultural), Australia and New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 4.27 billion kg against 1.41 billion kg in Australia and New Zealand as of 2050.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Australia and New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.86 billion kg, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 216 countries.
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
Last refreshed

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.