Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.0548 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0557 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
148th
Papua New Guinea rank
147th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0557 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0548 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 147th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0075 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0007 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0068 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0388 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0075 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0312 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0692 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0115 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0577 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0358 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0138 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.022 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.0271 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0234 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0036 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.103 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0447 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0583 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.053 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0591 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0061 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0557 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0548 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0009 tonnes per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 148th and Papua New Guinea ranks 147th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.