China vs Hungary: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
China
2.61 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary
2.91 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
20th
Hungary rank
17th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.3 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hungary ahead.
China ranks 20th and Hungary ranks 17th of 195 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1754 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Hungary |
| 1970s | 0.5931 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 tonnes per square kilometre | Hungary |
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Hungary |
| 1990s | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6963 tonnes per square kilometre | Hungary |
| 2000s | 2.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5713 tonnes per square kilometre | Hungary |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7476 tonnes per square kilometre | Hungary |
| 2020s | 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, China or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 2.91 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between China and Hungary?
- 0.3 tonnes per square kilometre, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hungary?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Hungary rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 20th and Hungary ranks 17th 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.