Nepal vs Papua New Guinea: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Nepal
0.0027 tonnes per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0024 tonnes per person
in 2023
Nepal rank
112th
Papua New Guinea rank
115th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.0027 tonnes per person against 0.0024 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Nepal ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 115th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Nepal or Papua New Guinea?
- Nepal, at 0.0027 tonnes per person against 0.0024 tonnes per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0003 tonnes per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 112th and Papua New Guinea ranks 115th 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.