Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
0.2377 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
0.2124 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
114th
Tanzania rank
115th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2377 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2124 tonnes per square kilometre in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0253 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Tanzania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 115th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0056 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0046 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.0044 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.015 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0105 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.0189 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0273 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0083 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.0473 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0275 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0198 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.0791 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0371 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.042 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.176 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1008 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0752 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.194 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1733 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0207 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.2377 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2124 tonnes per square kilometre in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 0.0253 tonnes per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 115th 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.