New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
New Zealand
70.96 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.15 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 70.96 kg per person against 2.15 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 68.81 kg per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 33.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 kg per person | 0.7938 kg per person | 1.46 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 6.55 kg per person | 1.66 kg per person | 4.89 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 8.82 kg per person | 2.02 kg per person | 6.79 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 32.58 kg per person | 1.69 kg per person | 30.89 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 74.5 kg per person | 1.49 kg per person | 73.01 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 87.85 kg per person | 1.92 kg per person | 85.93 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 83.25 kg per person | 2.24 kg per person | 81.01 kg per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- New Zealand, at 70.96 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 New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 68.81 kg per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.