Malaysia vs United States: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Malaysia
1.21 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
1.25 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
50th
United States rank
48th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Malaysia ranks 50th and United States ranks 48th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1118 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5215 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4097 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 0.2773 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9315 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6541 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 0.5829 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4823 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 0.9326 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2543 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.434 tonnes per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3686 tonnes per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0955 tonnes per square kilometre | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Malaysia or United States?
- United States, at 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre against 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Malaysia and United States?
- 0.04 tonnes per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 50th and United States ranks 48th 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.