Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
Bangladesh
11,532 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
113.04 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- Bangladesh
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 11,532 kg per square kilometre against 113.04 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11,419 kg per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 102.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 384.62 kg per square kilometre | 10.36 kg per square kilometre | 374.27 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1,185 kg per square kilometre | 27.78 kg per square kilometre | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 3,056 kg per square kilometre | 44.52 kg per square kilometre | 3,011 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6,359 kg per square kilometre | 47.5 kg per square kilometre | 6,312 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 8,157 kg per square kilometre | 53.81 kg per square kilometre | 8,104 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 9,453 kg per square kilometre | 83.71 kg per square kilometre | 9,370 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 11,331 kg per square kilometre | 113.37 kg per square kilometre | 11,217 kg per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 11,532 kg per square kilometre against 113.04 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 11,419 kg per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st 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 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.