Colombia vs Nicaragua: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Colombia
0.0081 tonnes per person
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0086 tonnes per person
in 2023
Colombia rank
72nd
Nicaragua rank
69th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Colombia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0086 tonnes per person against 0.0081 tonnes per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Colombia ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 69th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Colombia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0086 tonnes per person against 0.0081 tonnes per person in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 0.0005 tonnes per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 69th 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.