China vs Sweden: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
China
0.0174 tonnes per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.0175 tonnes per person
in 2023
China rank
37th
Sweden rank
36th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- China
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0175 tonnes per person against 0.0174 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
China ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0202 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 0.0242 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0139 tonnes per person | 0.029 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.018 tonnes per person | 0.0234 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.02 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | China |
| 2010s | 0.0217 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, China or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0175 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 Sweden?
- 0.0001 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Sweden rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- China ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 36th 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.