Sub-Saharan Africa vs Viet Nam: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Sub-Saharan Africa
4.27 billion kg
in 2050
Viet Nam
1.36 billion kg
in 2050
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
21st
Viet Nam rank
21st

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 4.27 billion kg against 1.36 billion kg in Viet Nam, a difference of 2.91 billion kg.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 35 groups.

Across the 9 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 8 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 208.59 million kg 44.30 million kg 164.29 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 559.54 million kg 165.75 million kg 393.79 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 896.66 million kg 297.60 million kg 599.06 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 992.72 million kg 816.78 million kg 175.94 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.15 billion kg 1.16 billion kg 11.51 million kg Viet Nam
2010s 1.96 billion kg 1.43 billion kg 532.92 million kg Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 2.71 billion kg 1.67 billion kg 1.04 billion kg Sub-Saharan Africa
2030s 2.52 billion kg 1.26 billion kg 1.26 billion kg Sub-Saharan Africa
2050s 4.27 billion kg 1.36 billion kg 2.91 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), Sub-Saharan Africa or Viet Nam?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 4.27 billion kg against 1.36 billion kg in Viet Nam as of 2050.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
2.91 billion kg, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st and Viet Nam ranks 21st 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
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.