Bulgaria vs France: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
3.14 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
France
3.22 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
14th
France rank
13th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • France
12345196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 3.22 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 14th and France ranks 13th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and France in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria France Difference Ahead
1960s 2 tonnes per square kilometre 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2566 tonnes per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 3.25 tonnes per square kilometre 3.23 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0213 tonnes per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 4.54 tonnes per square kilometre 4.45 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0887 tonnes per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre 4.5 tonnes per square kilometre 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre France
2000s 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre 4.16 tonnes per square kilometre 2.16 tonnes per square kilometre France
2010s 2.96 tonnes per square kilometre 3.95 tonnes per square kilometre 0.9946 tonnes per square kilometre France
2020s 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2939 tonnes per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or France?
France, at 3.22 tonnes per square kilometre against 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and France?
0.08 tonnes per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and France rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 14th and France ranks 13th 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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Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.