Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Nigeria
0.0964 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.1202 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
130th
Saudi Arabia rank
128th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.1202 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0964 tonnes per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0238 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 130th and Saudi Arabia ranks 128th of 195 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.001 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0015 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0253 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0025 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0229 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.1323 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0681 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0642 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1688 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1028 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.066 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1522 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0976 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0547 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.3202 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0842 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.236 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.3372 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1185 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2187 tonnes per square kilometre | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.1202 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.0964 tonnes per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0238 tonnes per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 130th and Saudi Arabia ranks 128th 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.