Brazil vs United States: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Brazil
0.0303 tonnes per person
in 2023
United States
0.0339 tonnes per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
17th
United States rank
14th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0339 tonnes per person against 0.0303 tonnes per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0036 tonnes per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 17th and United States ranks 14th of 195 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0235 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0396 tonnes per person | 0.0352 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 0.0353 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0411 tonnes per person | 0.0338 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0.0378 tonnes per person | 0.0253 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.02 tonnes per person | 0.0371 tonnes per person | 0.0171 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 0.0349 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 0.0339 tonnes per person against 0.0303 tonnes per person in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Brazil and United States?
- 0.0036 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 17th and United States ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.