Argentina vs Brazil: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Argentina
27.66 kg per person
in 2023
Brazil
30.33 kg per person
in 2023
Argentina rank
19th
Brazil rank
16th

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

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 30.33 kg per person against 27.66 kg per person in Argentina, a difference of 2.67 kg per person.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Argentina ranks 19th and Brazil ranks 16th of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Brazil in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 1.02 kg per person 1 kg per person 0.0209 kg per person Argentina
1970s 1.7 kg per person 4.41 kg per person 2.71 kg per person Brazil
1980s 2.72 kg per person 5.96 kg per person 3.24 kg per person Brazil
1990s 8.41 kg per person 7.3 kg per person 1.12 kg per person Argentina
2000s 17.17 kg per person 12.52 kg per person 4.65 kg per person Argentina
2010s 20.47 kg per person 19.97 kg per person 0.5062 kg per person Argentina
2020s 33.54 kg per person 30.71 kg per person 2.83 kg per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil, at 30.33 kg per person against 27.66 kg per person in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Argentina and Brazil?
2.67 kg per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Argentina ranks 19th and Brazil ranks 16th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.