El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
El Salvador
1.8 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.93 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
31st
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
El Salvador ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.695 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6029 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9364 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7466 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.15 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3474 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6091 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.13 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st 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.