South Korea vs Philippines: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
South Korea
2.17 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
2.19 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
27th
Philippines rank
25th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 25th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2018 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1970s | 4.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5408 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1980s | 4.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9109 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.48 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 4.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.51 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2301 tonnes per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 2.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1543 tonnes per square kilometre | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, South Korea or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre against 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between South Korea and Philippines?
- 0.02 tonnes per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Philippines?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Philippines rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 25th 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.