Ethiopia vs Switzerland: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Ethiopia
0.0043 tonnes per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0045 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
95th
Switzerland rank
94th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Switzerland
00.0030.0050.0070.01196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0045 tonnes per person against 0.0043 tonnes per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 94th of 195 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.001 tonnes per person 0.0086 tonnes per person 0.0077 tonnes per person Switzerland
2000s 0.0011 tonnes per person 0.0066 tonnes per person 0.0055 tonnes per person Switzerland
2010s 0.0024 tonnes per person 0.0057 tonnes per person 0.0033 tonnes per person Switzerland
2020s 0.0038 tonnes per person 0.0046 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Ethiopia or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0045 tonnes per person against 0.0043 tonnes per person in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Ethiopia and Switzerland?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Switzerland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Switzerland rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 95th and Switzerland ranks 94th 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.