Japan vs Syria: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Japan
0.0027 tonnes per person
in 2023
Syria
0.0025 tonnes per person
in 2023
Japan rank
110th
Syria rank
113th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Syria
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0027 tonnes per person against 0.0025 tonnes per person in Syria, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 110th and Syria ranks 113th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0072 tonnes per person 0.0025 tonnes per person 0.0047 tonnes per person Japan
1970s 0.0065 tonnes per person 0.0062 tonnes per person 0.0003 tonnes per person Japan
1980s 0.0055 tonnes per person 0.0118 tonnes per person 0.0062 tonnes per person Syria
1990s 0.0043 tonnes per person 0.0144 tonnes per person 0.0101 tonnes per person Syria
2000s 0.0035 tonnes per person 0.0127 tonnes per person 0.0092 tonnes per person Syria
2010s 0.003 tonnes per person 0.0022 tonnes per person 0.0008 tonnes per person Japan
2020s 0.0027 tonnes per person 0.0013 tonnes per person 0.0015 tonnes per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Japan or Syria?
Japan, at 0.0027 tonnes per person against 0.0025 tonnes per person in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Japan and Syria?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Syria rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
Japan ranks 110th and Syria ranks 113th 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.