Ireland vs Pakistan: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Ireland
4.07 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
4.94 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
8th
Pakistan rank
6th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Ireland
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 4.94 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.07 tonnes per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 0.87 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6382 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1535 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4847 tonnes per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6039 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1980s | 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.31 tonnes per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1990s | 5.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.42 tonnes per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2000s | 5.06 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 5 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7815 tonnes per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 5.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3143 tonnes per square kilometre | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Ireland or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 4.94 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.07 tonnes per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Ireland and Pakistan?
- 0.87 tonnes per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Pakistan rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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.