Paraguay vs South Africa: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Paraguay
0.3397 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay rank
97th
South Africa rank
95th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Paraguay
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3397 tonnes per square kilometre in Paraguay, a difference of 0.007 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Paraguay ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 95th of 195 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0847 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.084 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0025 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.233 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2305 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0059 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3367 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3308 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0278 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3215 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2937 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1138 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3452 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2315 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2924 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3491 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0567 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3453 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4471 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1018 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Paraguay or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3397 tonnes per square kilometre in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Paraguay and South Africa?
- 0.007 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Paraguay ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 95th 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.