Namibia vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Namibia
7 kg per person
in 2023
South Africa
6.65 kg per person
in 2023
Namibia rank
69th
South Africa rank
70th

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

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
051015196119922023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 7 kg per person against 6.65 kg per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.35 kg per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Namibia ranks 69th and South Africa ranks 70th of 175 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.057 kg per person 8.81 kg per person 8.75 kg per person South Africa
2000s 0.5925 kg per person 8.5 kg per person 7.91 kg per person South Africa
2010s 5.21 kg per person 7.57 kg per person 2.35 kg per person South Africa
2020s 3.26 kg per person 8.78 kg per person 5.52 kg per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Namibia or South Africa?
Namibia, at 7 kg per person against 6.65 kg per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Namibia and South Africa?
0.35 kg per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Namibia ranks 69th and South Africa ranks 70th 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.