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

Sub-Saharan Africa
113.04 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
5,254 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Thailand rank
3rd

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

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

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 5,254 kg per square kilometre against 113.04 kg per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 5,141 kg per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 46.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Thailand ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 10.36 kg per square kilometre 57.17 kg per square kilometre 46.81 kg per square kilometre Thailand
1970s 27.78 kg per square kilometre 190.93 kg per square kilometre 163.14 kg per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 44.52 kg per square kilometre 564.79 kg per square kilometre 520.27 kg per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 47.5 kg per square kilometre 1,470 kg per square kilometre 1,422 kg per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 53.81 kg per square kilometre 2,246 kg per square kilometre 2,192 kg per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 83.71 kg per square kilometre 2,968 kg per square kilometre 2,884 kg per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 113.37 kg per square kilometre 3,646 kg per square kilometre 3,533 kg per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Sub-Saharan Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 5,254 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 Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
5,141 kg per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd and Thailand ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
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.