Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Nigeria or Portugal?

Portugal, at 89,189 tonnes against 87,804 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Nigeria and Portugal?

1,385 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Portugal?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Nigeria vs Portugal: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled

Nigeria

87,804 tonnes

in 2023

Portugal

89,189 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria rank

75th

Portugal rank

73rd

Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time

Nigeria
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 89,189 tonnes against 87,804 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 1,385 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Nigeria ranks 75th and Portugal ranks 73rd of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,266 tonnes	88,102 tonnes	85,836 tonnes	Portugal
1970s	23,081 tonnes	127,775 tonnes	104,694 tonnes	Portugal
1980s	120,520 tonnes	140,749 tonnes	20,229 tonnes	Portugal
1990s	153,730 tonnes	130,420 tonnes	23,310 tonnes	Nigeria
2000s	138,646 tonnes	98,682 tonnes	39,964 tonnes	Nigeria
2010s	291,651 tonnes	108,052 tonnes	183,598 tonnes	Nigeria
2020s	307,067 tonnes	88,816 tonnes	218,251 tonnes	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Nigeria or Portugal?: Portugal, at 89,189 tonnes against 87,804 tonnes in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Nigeria and Portugal?: 1,385 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Portugal rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?: Nigeria ranks 75th and Portugal ranks 73rd 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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Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled
Unit: tonnes
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 10,323 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

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.