Bulgaria vs France: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Bulgaria
3,139 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
France
3,217 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
11th
France rank
10th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 3,217 kg per square kilometre against 3,139 kg per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 78 kg per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 11th and France ranks 10th of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and France in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria France Difference Ahead
1960s 1,996 kg per square kilometre 1,739 kg per square kilometre 256.6 kg per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 3,254 kg per square kilometre 3,232 kg per square kilometre 21.29 kg per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 4,540 kg per square kilometre 4,451 kg per square kilometre 88.65 kg per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 1,863 kg per square kilometre 4,496 kg per square kilometre 2,634 kg per square kilometre France
2000s 2,006 kg per square kilometre 4,161 kg per square kilometre 2,155 kg per square kilometre France
2010s 2,960 kg per square kilometre 3,955 kg per square kilometre 994.57 kg per square kilometre France
2020s 3,204 kg per square kilometre 3,498 kg per square kilometre 293.88 kg per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Bulgaria or France?
France, at 3,217 kg per square kilometre against 3,139 kg per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Bulgaria and France?
78 kg per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Bulgaria ranks 11th and France ranks 10th 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.