Congo vs Niger: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Congo
0.0043 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
0.0064 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
182nd
Niger rank
180th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Congo
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0064 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0043 tonnes per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0021 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.5 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 182nd and Niger ranks 180th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.003 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.0048 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0002 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0046 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.0016 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0013 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0003 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.0041 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0015 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0025 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.0024 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0022 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0002 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.0014 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0067 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0053 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.0069 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0052 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0017 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Congo or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.0064 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0043 tonnes per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Congo and Niger?
- 0.0021 tonnes per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Niger?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Niger rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 182nd and Niger ranks 180th 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.