Greenland vs Mauritania: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Greenland
0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
0.0019 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland rank
188th
Mauritania rank
185th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Greenland
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0019 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 33.2 times Greenland's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 188th and Mauritania ranks 185th of 195 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0013 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.001 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0024 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0023 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0026 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0025 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Greenland or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0019 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0001 tonnes per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Greenland and Mauritania?
- 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mauritania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Mauritania rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Greenland ranks 188th and Mauritania ranks 185th 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.