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

China
17.49 kg per person
in 2023
Sweden
17.46 kg per person
in 2023
China rank
32nd
Sweden rank
33rd

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

  • China
  • Sweden
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How they compare

China currently reports 17.49 kg per person against 17.46 kg per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.03 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

China ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 2.24 kg per person 20.18 kg per person 17.94 kg per person Sweden
1970s 6.07 kg per person 30.29 kg per person 24.22 kg per person Sweden
1980s 13.92 kg per person 28.99 kg per person 15.07 kg per person Sweden
1990s 18.02 kg per person 23.38 kg per person 5.35 kg per person Sweden
2000s 20.13 kg per person 19.3 kg per person 0.8292 kg per person China
2010s 21.78 kg per person 18.07 kg per person 3.71 kg per person China
2020s 17.77 kg per person 18.65 kg per person 0.8777 kg per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), China or Sweden?
China, at 17.49 kg per person against 17.46 kg per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between China and Sweden?
0.03 kg per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Sweden rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
China ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd 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.