China vs Vietnam: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

China
0.0174 tonnes per person
in 2023
Vietnam
0.0176 tonnes per person
in 2023
China rank
37th
Vietnam rank
35th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • China
  • Vietnam
00.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0176 tonnes per person against 0.0174 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 37th and Vietnam ranks 35th of 195 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0022 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person China
1970s 0.0061 tonnes per person 0.0036 tonnes per person 0.0025 tonnes per person China
1980s 0.0139 tonnes per person 0.005 tonnes per person 0.0089 tonnes per person China
1990s 0.018 tonnes per person 0.0113 tonnes per person 0.0067 tonnes per person China
2000s 0.02 tonnes per person 0.0143 tonnes per person 0.0057 tonnes per person China
2010s 0.0217 tonnes per person 0.0155 tonnes per person 0.0062 tonnes per person China
2020s 0.0177 tonnes per person 0.0168 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, China or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0176 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 Vietnam?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Vietnam rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
China ranks 37th and Vietnam ranks 35th 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.