China vs Norway: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

China
17.49 kg per person
in 2023
Norway
19.23 kg per person
in 2023
China rank
32nd
Norway rank
31st

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

  • China
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 19.23 kg per person against 17.49 kg per person in China, a difference of 1.74 kg per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

China ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 2.24 kg per person 16.81 kg per person 14.57 kg per person Norway
1970s 6.07 kg per person 23.43 kg per person 17.36 kg per person Norway
1980s 13.92 kg per person 26.37 kg per person 12.45 kg per person Norway
1990s 18.02 kg per person 25.21 kg per person 7.19 kg per person Norway
2000s 20.13 kg per person 22.11 kg per person 1.98 kg per person Norway
2010s 21.78 kg per person 19.13 kg per person 2.66 kg per person China
2020s 17.77 kg per person 19.74 kg per person 1.97 kg per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), China or Norway?
Norway, at 19.23 kg per person against 17.49 kg per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between China and Norway?
1.74 kg per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Norway?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Norway rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
China ranks 32nd and Norway ranks 31st 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
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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.