Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Russia
0.135 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.1202 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Russia rank
125th
Saudi Arabia rank
128th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.135 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.1202 tonnes per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0148 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 125th and Saudi Arabia ranks 128th of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0786 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0961 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0176 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.0605 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0976 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0371 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0824 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0842 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0018 tonnes per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1282 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1185 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0097 tonnes per square kilometre | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Russia or Saudi Arabia?
- Russia, at 0.135 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.1202 tonnes per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Russia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0148 tonnes per square kilometre, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Saudi Arabia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Russia ranks 125th 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.