Australia vs Zambia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Australia
0.2796 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.3122 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
106th
Zambia rank
103rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.3122 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2796 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0326 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Australia ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 103rd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0111 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.009 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0021 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0231 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0439 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0208 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0426 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0703 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0277 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0903 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.047 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0433 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.1209 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.059 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.062 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1672 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1953 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0281 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2581 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2604 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0024 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Australia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.3122 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2796 tonnes per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Australia and Zambia?
- 0.0326 tonnes per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 103rd 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.