Iran vs Italy: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Iran
0.01 tonnes per person
in 2023
Italy
0.0097 tonnes per person
in 2023
Iran rank
61st
Italy rank
64th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • Iran
  • Italy
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.01 tonnes per person against 0.0097 tonnes per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.

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

Iran ranks 61st and Italy ranks 64th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 tonnes per person 0.0085 tonnes per person 0.0075 tonnes per person Italy
1970s 0.0052 tonnes per person 0.0138 tonnes per person 0.0086 tonnes per person Italy
1980s 0.0103 tonnes per person 0.0174 tonnes per person 0.0071 tonnes per person Italy
1990s 0.0114 tonnes per person 0.0155 tonnes per person 0.0041 tonnes per person Italy
2000s 0.0147 tonnes per person 0.0134 tonnes per person 0.0013 tonnes per person Iran
2010s 0.0083 tonnes per person 0.0096 tonnes per person 0.0014 tonnes per person Italy
2020s 0.0101 tonnes per person 0.0097 tonnes per person 0.0005 tonnes per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Iran or Italy?
Iran, at 0.01 tonnes per person against 0.0097 tonnes per person in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Iran and Italy?
0.0003 tonnes per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran and Italy rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
Iran ranks 61st and Italy ranks 64th 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.