OECD vs Saudi Arabia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions)

OECD
4.67 % change on previous year
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
4.99 % change on previous year
in 2023
OECD rank
71st
Saudi Arabia rank
70th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) over time

  • OECD
  • Saudi Arabia
-100-50050100150196219922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.99 % change on previous year against 4.67 % change on previous year in OECD, a difference of 0.32 % change on previous year.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was OECD ahead.

OECD ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia ranks 70th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, OECD averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 9.08 % change on previous year 4.73 % change on previous year 4.34 % change on previous year OECD
1970s 4.87 % change on previous year 41.33 % change on previous year 36.45 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.8561 % change on previous year 34.94 % change on previous year 34.08 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.4991 % change on previous year -1.38 % change on previous year 1.88 % change on previous year OECD
2000s -1.03 % change on previous year -2.51 % change on previous year 1.49 % change on previous year OECD
2010s 1.16 % change on previous year 2.46 % change on previous year 1.29 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
2020s -0.0275 % change on previous year 11.62 % change on previous year 11.64 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions), OECD or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 4.99 % change on previous year against 4.67 % change on previous year in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) between OECD and Saudi Arabia?
0.32 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and Saudi Arabia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do OECD and Saudi Arabia rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions)?
OECD ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia ranks 70th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate. 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 (Direct emissions N2O), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,568 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.