World vs Zambia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

World
0.001 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Zambia
0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
World rank
2nd
Zambia rank
5th

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

  • World
  • Zambia
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 8.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.

World ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 2 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, World averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade World Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP World
1970s 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0058 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia
1980s 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP 0.018 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0131 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0055 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0061 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0082 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), World or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between World and Zambia?
0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do World and Zambia rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
World ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 5th of 2 groups.
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
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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.