Italy vs Northern Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Italy
791.33 million kg
in 2050
Northern Africa
2.85 billion kg
in 2050
Italy rank
28th
Northern Africa rank
25th

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

  • Italy
  • Northern Africa
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How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 2.85 billion kg against 791.33 million kg in Italy, a difference of 2.06 billion kg.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 3.6 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 28th and Northern Africa ranks 25th of 216 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Northern Africa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 442.63 million kg 325.42 million kg 117.22 million kg Italy
1970s 764.64 million kg 608.68 million kg 155.96 million kg Italy
1980s 984.73 million kg 1.01 billion kg 20.90 million kg Northern Africa
1990s 881.18 million kg 1.20 billion kg 317.56 million kg Northern Africa
2000s 775.62 million kg 1.63 billion kg 858.50 million kg Northern Africa
2010s 578.13 million kg 1.69 billion kg 1.11 billion kg Northern Africa
2020s 571.64 million kg 1.86 billion kg 1.29 billion kg Northern Africa
2030s 786.53 million kg 2.26 billion kg 1.47 billion kg Northern Africa
2050s 791.33 million kg 2.85 billion kg 2.06 billion kg Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Italy or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 2.85 billion kg against 791.33 million kg in Italy as of 2050.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Italy and Northern Africa?
2.06 billion kg, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Northern Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Italy and Northern Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Italy ranks 28th and Northern Africa ranks 25th 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
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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.