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

Pakistan
0.0113 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Pakistan rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

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

  • Pakistan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.0113 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 8.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Pakistan ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0136 kg per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1970s 0.0385 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0343 kg per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1980s 0.0346 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0318 kg per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1990s 0.0334 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0311 kg per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2000s 0.0197 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP 0.018 kg per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2010s 0.0118 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2020s 0.0109 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Pakistan, at 0.0113 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.01 kg per US$ of GDP, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Pakistan ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 8,614 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.