Afghanistan vs Jordan: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Afghanistan
35,723 tonnes
in 2023
Jordan
35,494 tonnes
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
102nd
Jordan rank
103rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Afghanistan
- Jordan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 35,723 tonnes against 35,494 tonnes in Jordan, a difference of 229 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 102nd and Jordan ranks 103rd of 201 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,889 tonnes | 1,265 tonnes | 3,624 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 25,275 tonnes | 2,463 tonnes | 22,813 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 45,158 tonnes | 8,214 tonnes | 36,944 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 23,350 tonnes | 10,323 tonnes | 13,027 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 17,656 tonnes | 8,340 tonnes | 9,316 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 67,201 tonnes | 19,050 tonnes | 48,151 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 34,561 tonnes | 24,806 tonnes | 9,755 tonnes | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Afghanistan or Jordan?
- Afghanistan, at 35,723 tonnes against 35,494 tonnes in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Afghanistan and Jordan?
- 229 tonnes, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Jordan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Jordan rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Afghanistan ranks 102nd and Jordan ranks 103rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.