Poland vs United States: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita

Poland
0.0315 tonnes per person
in 2023
United States
0.0339 tonnes per person
in 2023
Poland rank
16th
United States rank
14th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time

  • Poland
  • United States
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0339 tonnes per person against 0.0315 tonnes per person in Poland, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

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

Poland ranks 16th and United States ranks 14th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0154 tonnes per person 0.0245 tonnes per person 0.009 tonnes per person United States
1970s 0.033 tonnes per person 0.0396 tonnes per person 0.0065 tonnes per person United States
1980s 0.0363 tonnes per person 0.0412 tonnes per person 0.0049 tonnes per person United States
1990s 0.0208 tonnes per person 0.0411 tonnes per person 0.0203 tonnes per person United States
2000s 0.0254 tonnes per person 0.0378 tonnes per person 0.0124 tonnes per person United States
2010s 0.0286 tonnes per person 0.0371 tonnes per person 0.0085 tonnes per person United States
2020s 0.0272 tonnes per person 0.0349 tonnes per person 0.0077 tonnes per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Poland or United States?
United States, at 0.0339 tonnes per person against 0.0315 tonnes per person in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Poland and United States?
0.0024 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Poland and United States rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
Poland ranks 16th and United States ranks 14th 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.