Norway vs Zambia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Norway
0.2914 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.3122 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
104th
Zambia rank
103rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.3122 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2914 tonnes per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0208 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 104th and Zambia ranks 103rd of 195 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1718 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.009 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1628 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.2562 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0439 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2123 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.2997 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0703 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2294 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.047 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2531 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2801 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.059 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2212 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2696 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1953 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0742 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2949 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2604 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0344 tonnes per square kilometre | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Norway or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.3122 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.2914 tonnes per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Norway and Zambia?
- 0.0208 tonnes per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Zambia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 104th and Zambia ranks 103rd 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.