Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
0.2377 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
114th
Zimbabwe rank
113th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2377 tonnes per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.012 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 114th and Zimbabwe ranks 113th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1112 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1101 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.0044 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1601 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1557 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.0189 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2199 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2009 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.0473 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2266 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1793 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0791 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1681 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.089 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.176 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1393 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0367 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.194 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2732 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0791 tonnes per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.2497 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2377 tonnes per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 0.012 tonnes per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 114th and Zimbabwe ranks 113th 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.