China vs Guyana: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

China
0.0174 tonnes per person
in 2023
Guyana
0.0165 tonnes per person
in 2023
China rank
37th
Guyana rank
40th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • China
  • Guyana
00.010.020.03196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0174 tonnes per person against 0.0165 tonnes per person in Guyana, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.

China ranks 37th and Guyana ranks 40th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Guyana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0022 tonnes per person 0.0085 tonnes per person 0.0063 tonnes per person Guyana
1970s 0.0061 tonnes per person 0.0109 tonnes per person 0.0048 tonnes per person Guyana
1980s 0.0139 tonnes per person 0.012 tonnes per person 0.0019 tonnes per person China
1990s 0.018 tonnes per person 0.0153 tonnes per person 0.0027 tonnes per person China
2000s 0.02 tonnes per person 0.0145 tonnes per person 0.0055 tonnes per person China
2010s 0.0217 tonnes per person 0.0185 tonnes per person 0.0031 tonnes per person China
2020s 0.0177 tonnes per person 0.0198 tonnes per person 0.0021 tonnes per person Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, China or Guyana?
China, at 0.0174 tonnes per person against 0.0165 tonnes per person in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between China and Guyana?
0.0009 tonnes per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Guyana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Guyana rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
China ranks 37th and Guyana ranks 40th 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.