China vs Norway: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
China
0.0174 tonnes per person
in 2023
Norway
0.0192 tonnes per person
in 2023
China rank
37th
Norway rank
34th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- China
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.0192 tonnes per person against 0.0174 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
China ranks 37th and Norway ranks 34th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0168 tonnes per person | 0.0146 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 0.0174 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.0125 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.018 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.02 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0217 tonnes per person | 0.0191 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0197 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, China or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.0192 tonnes per person against 0.0174 tonnes per person in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between China and Norway?
- 0.0018 tonnes per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Norway?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Norway rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- China ranks 37th and Norway ranks 34th 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.