China vs Turkey: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
China
2.61 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Turkey
2.53 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
20th
Turkey rank
21st
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
China currently reports 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.53 tonnes per square kilometre in Turkey, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
China ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 21st of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1754 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1328 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0425 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.5931 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6453 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0522 tonnes per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.302 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7297 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 2.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.06 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.265 tonnes per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, China or Turkey?
- China, at 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.53 tonnes per square kilometre in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between China and Turkey?
- 0.08 tonnes per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 21st 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.