Egypt vs Zambia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Egypt
0.0111 tonnes per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.0112 tonnes per person
in 2023
Egypt rank
55th
Zambia rank
54th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Zambia
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0112 tonnes per person against 0.0111 tonnes per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 54th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0081 tonnes per person 0.0018 tonnes per person 0.0063 tonnes per person Egypt
1970s 0.0104 tonnes per person 0.0066 tonnes per person 0.0038 tonnes per person Egypt
1980s 0.0134 tonnes per person 0.0079 tonnes per person 0.0056 tonnes per person Egypt
1990s 0.0134 tonnes per person 0.0041 tonnes per person 0.0093 tonnes per person Egypt
2000s 0.0148 tonnes per person 0.0037 tonnes per person 0.0112 tonnes per person Egypt
2010s 0.0123 tonnes per person 0.0089 tonnes per person 0.0034 tonnes per person Egypt
2020s 0.0117 tonnes per person 0.0097 tonnes per person 0.002 tonnes per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Egypt or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0112 tonnes per person against 0.0111 tonnes per person in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Egypt and Zambia?
0.0001 tonnes per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
Egypt ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 54th 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.