Mauritania vs Nigeria: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Mauritania
0.3819 kg per person
in 2023
Nigeria
0.3853 kg per person
in 2023
Mauritania rank
147th
Nigeria rank
146th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
0123196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.3853 kg per person against 0.3819 kg per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0034 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 146th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7543 kg per person 0.4576 kg per person 0.2967 kg per person Mauritania
1980s 0.6147 kg per person 1.46 kg per person 0.8436 kg per person Nigeria
1990s 1.67 kg per person 1.44 kg per person 0.23 kg per person Mauritania
2000s 0.5267 kg per person 0.9895 kg per person 0.4628 kg per person Nigeria
2010s 0.624 kg per person 1.53 kg per person 0.9012 kg per person Nigeria
2020s 0.5534 kg per person 1.41 kg per person 0.859 kg per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Mauritania or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.3853 kg per person against 0.3819 kg per person in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Mauritania and Nigeria?
0.0034 kg per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Mauritania ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 146th 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.