Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled
Mauritania
1,918 tonnes
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2,478 tonnes
in 2023
Mauritania rank
152nd
Sierra Leone rank
149th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2,478 tonnes against 1,918 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 560 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mauritania ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 202 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,019 tonnes | 764.43 tonnes | 254.43 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 953 tonnes | 781.8 tonnes | 171.2 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3,686 tonnes | 653 tonnes | 3,033 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1,642 tonnes | 773.9 tonnes | 868 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2,473 tonnes | 1,404 tonnes | 1,068 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2,634 tonnes | 2,478 tonnes | 155.5 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2,478 tonnes against 1,918 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 560 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.