Benin vs South Korea: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Benin
0.0039 tonnes per person
in 2023
South Korea
0.0041 tonnes per person
in 2023
Benin rank
99th
South Korea rank
96th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • South Korea
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0041 tonnes per person against 0.0039 tonnes per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

Benin ranks 99th and South Korea ranks 96th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 tonnes per person 0.0081 tonnes per person 0.008 tonnes per person South Korea
1970s 0.0004 tonnes per person 0.0116 tonnes per person 0.0112 tonnes per person South Korea
1980s 0.0005 tonnes per person 0.0105 tonnes per person 0.0099 tonnes per person South Korea
1990s 0.002 tonnes per person 0.0106 tonnes per person 0.0086 tonnes per person South Korea
2000s 0.0008 tonnes per person 0.0072 tonnes per person 0.0064 tonnes per person South Korea
2010s 0.0015 tonnes per person 0.0043 tonnes per person 0.0028 tonnes per person South Korea
2020s 0.0043 tonnes per person 0.0043 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Benin or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.0041 tonnes per person against 0.0039 tonnes per person in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Benin and South Korea?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and South Korea rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
Benin ranks 99th and South Korea ranks 96th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,961 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.