Italy vs Sri Lanka: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Italy
1.93 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.93 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
32nd
Sri Lanka rank
31st
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 32nd and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.695 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9364 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1322 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4263 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4796 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, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 0 tonnes per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 32nd 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.