Australia vs Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
Australia
279.55 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
312.2 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
96th
Zambia rank
93rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- Australia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 312.2 kg per square kilometre against 279.55 kg per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 32.65 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Australia ranks 96th and Zambia ranks 93rd of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.05 kg per square kilometre | 8.97 kg per square kilometre | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 23.12 kg per square kilometre | 43.89 kg per square kilometre | 20.77 kg per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 42.61 kg per square kilometre | 70.3 kg per square kilometre | 27.69 kg per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 90.27 kg per square kilometre | 46.96 kg per square kilometre | 43.31 kg per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 120.92 kg per square kilometre | 58.96 kg per square kilometre | 61.96 kg per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 167.19 kg per square kilometre | 195.33 kg per square kilometre | 28.14 kg per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 258.06 kg per square kilometre | 260.42 kg per square kilometre | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Australia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 312.2 kg per square kilometre against 279.55 kg per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Australia and Zambia?
- 32.65 kg per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Australia ranks 96th and Zambia ranks 93rd 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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About this data
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.