Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Mauritania or Montenegro?

Mauritania, at 1,918 tonnes against 1,317 tonnes in Montenegro as of 2023.

What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Mauritania and Montenegro?

601 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Montenegro?

18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.

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.

Mauritania vs Montenegro: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Mauritania

1,918 tonnes

in 2023

Montenegro

1,317 tonnes

in 2023

Mauritania rank

151st

Montenegro rank

154th

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

Mauritania
Montenegro

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1,918 tonnes against 1,317 tonnes in Montenegro, a difference of 601 tonnes.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Montenegro's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 151st and Montenegro ranks 154th of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Montenegro in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,290 tonnes	1,384 tonnes	93.5 tonnes	Montenegro
2010s	2,473 tonnes	1,291 tonnes	1,182 tonnes	Mauritania
2020s	2,634 tonnes	1,279 tonnes	1,355 tonnes	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Mauritania or Montenegro?: Mauritania, at 1,918 tonnes against 1,317 tonnes in Montenegro as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Mauritania and Montenegro?: 601 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Montenegro?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Montenegro rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?: Mauritania ranks 151st and Montenegro ranks 154th 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

Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.