Kazakhstan vs Nepal: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Kazakhstan
70,400 tonnes
in 2023
Nepal
79,991 tonnes
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
82nd
Nepal rank
79th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Kazakhstan
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 79,991 tonnes against 70,400 tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 9,591 tonnes.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 82nd and Nepal ranks 79th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,225 tonnes | 69,107 tonnes | 7,882 tonnes | Nepal |
| 2000s | 26,080 tonnes | 17,909 tonnes | 8,171 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 74,121 tonnes | 87,076 tonnes | 12,956 tonnes | Nepal |
| 2020s | 74,300 tonnes | 105,290 tonnes | 30,989 tonnes | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Kazakhstan or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 79,991 tonnes against 70,400 tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Kazakhstan and Nepal?
- 9,591 tonnes, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Nepal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Nepal rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Kazakhstan ranks 82nd and Nepal ranks 79th 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.