India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

India
6,880 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
113.04 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 6,880 kg per square kilometre against 113.04 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6,767 kg per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 60.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 175 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 240.17 kg per square kilometre 10.36 kg per square kilometre 229.81 kg per square kilometre India
1970s 798.7 kg per square kilometre 27.78 kg per square kilometre 770.92 kg per square kilometre India
1980s 1,818 kg per square kilometre 44.52 kg per square kilometre 1,773 kg per square kilometre India
1990s 3,239 kg per square kilometre 47.5 kg per square kilometre 3,192 kg per square kilometre India
2000s 4,265 kg per square kilometre 53.81 kg per square kilometre 4,211 kg per square kilometre India
2010s 5,782 kg per square kilometre 83.71 kg per square kilometre 5,698 kg per square kilometre India
2020s 6,773 kg per square kilometre 113.37 kg per square kilometre 6,660 kg per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
India, at 6,880 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 India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6,767 kg per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
India ranks 2nd 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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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.