Sweden vs Tanzania: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Sweden
184,000 tonnes
in 2023
Tanzania
188,183 tonnes
in 2023
Sweden rank
52nd
Tanzania rank
51st
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Sweden
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 188,183 tonnes against 184,000 tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 4,183 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 52nd and Tanzania ranks 51st of 201 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156,688 tonnes | 3,064 tonnes | 153,624 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 247,835 tonnes | 13,255 tonnes | 234,580 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 242,460 tonnes | 24,155 tonnes | 218,305 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 204,660 tonnes | 24,357 tonnes | 180,303 tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 174,324 tonnes | 32,861 tonnes | 141,463 tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 177,046 tonnes | 89,263 tonnes | 87,783 tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 194,768 tonnes | 153,516 tonnes | 41,252 tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Sweden or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 188,183 tonnes against 184,000 tonnes in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Sweden and Tanzania?
- 4,183 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Tanzania rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Sweden ranks 52nd and Tanzania ranks 51st 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.