Ecuador vs South Africa: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Ecuador
0.3351 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
98th
South Africa rank
95th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3351 tonnes per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0116 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 95th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0481 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0847 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0365 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1093 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.233 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1238 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1367 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3367 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1999 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.2209 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3215 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1007 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5452 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3452 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.7285 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3491 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3794 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.6663 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4471 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2192 tonnes per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Ecuador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3351 tonnes per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.0116 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 98th 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.