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

Australia
80.66 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.15 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 80.66 kg per person against 2.15 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 78.51 kg per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 37.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 175 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 7.33 kg per person 0.7938 kg per person 6.54 kg per person Australia
1970s 12.91 kg per person 1.66 kg per person 11.25 kg per person Australia
1980s 20.71 kg per person 2.02 kg per person 18.68 kg per person Australia
1990s 38.35 kg per person 1.69 kg per person 36.65 kg per person Australia
2000s 46.21 kg per person 1.49 kg per person 44.72 kg per person Australia
2010s 54.16 kg per person 1.92 kg per person 52.24 kg per person Australia
2020s 76.3 kg per person 2.24 kg per person 74.06 kg per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Australia, at 80.66 kg per person against 2.15 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
78.51 kg per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Australia ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.