Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uruguay: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Sub-Saharan Africa
2.15 kg per person
in 2023
Uruguay
59.57 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
5th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 59.57 kg per person against 2.15 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 57.42 kg per person.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 27.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 2 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7938 kg per person 3.26 kg per person 2.47 kg per person Uruguay
1970s 1.66 kg per person 5.49 kg per person 3.83 kg per person Uruguay
1980s 2.02 kg per person 6.67 kg per person 4.64 kg per person Uruguay
1990s 1.69 kg per person 11.23 kg per person 9.54 kg per person Uruguay
2000s 1.49 kg per person 22.09 kg per person 20.6 kg per person Uruguay
2010s 1.92 kg per person 49.22 kg per person 47.3 kg per person Uruguay
2020s 2.24 kg per person 62.36 kg per person 60.13 kg per person Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Sub-Saharan Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 59.57 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 Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?
57.42 kg per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 2 groups.
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
Last refreshed

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.