El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

El Salvador
1,799 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1,927 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
25th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,927 kg per square kilometre against 1,799 kg per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 128 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

El Salvador ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 1,298 kg per square kilometre 694.97 kg per square kilometre 602.95 kg per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 3,162 kg per square kilometre 936.37 kg per square kilometre 2,226 kg per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 2,685 kg per square kilometre 1,518 kg per square kilometre 1,166 kg per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 2,646 kg per square kilometre 1,900 kg per square kilometre 746.56 kg per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 2,605 kg per square kilometre 2,755 kg per square kilometre 149.99 kg per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 2,729 kg per square kilometre 2,381 kg per square kilometre 347.45 kg per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 1,803 kg per square kilometre 2,413 kg per square kilometre 609.15 kg per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1,927 kg per square kilometre against 1,799 kg per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
128 kg per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
El Salvador ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 25th 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.