Australia vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)
Australia
0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Australia rank
58th
South Africa rank
61st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 61st of 174 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Australia ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 61st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.