Colombia vs South Africa: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Colombia
0.3841 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
93rd
South Africa rank
95th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.3841 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0374 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Colombia ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 95th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0397 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0847 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.045 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1065 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.233 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1265 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1772 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3367 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1595 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.2443 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3215 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0773 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.3154 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3452 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0298 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4062 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3491 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0571 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.4151 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4471 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.032 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 0.3841 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Colombia and South Africa?
- 0.0374 tonnes per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 95th 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.