Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Afghanistan
54.77 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
55.68 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
132nd
Papua New Guinea rank
131st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
050100150200196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 55.68 kg per square kilometre against 54.77 kg per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.91 kg per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 7.5 kg per square kilometre 0.687 kg per square kilometre 6.81 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 38.75 kg per square kilometre 7.51 kg per square kilometre 31.24 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 69.24 kg per square kilometre 11.55 kg per square kilometre 57.69 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 35.8 kg per square kilometre 13.77 kg per square kilometre 22.03 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 27.07 kg per square kilometre 23.44 kg per square kilometre 3.63 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 103.03 kg per square kilometre 44.73 kg per square kilometre 58.3 kg per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 52.99 kg per square kilometre 59.08 kg per square kilometre 6.09 kg per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 55.68 kg per square kilometre against 54.77 kg per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
0.91 kg per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Afghanistan ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.