Thailand vs Vietnam: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre

Thailand
5.25 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
5.63 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand rank
5th
Vietnam rank
3rd

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time

  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
0246196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 5.63 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.25 tonnes per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.38 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vietnam ahead.

Thailand ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 195 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0572 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1361 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0789 tonnes per square kilometre Vietnam
1970s 0.1909 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5092 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3183 tonnes per square kilometre Vietnam
1980s 0.5648 tonnes per square kilometre 0.9143 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3495 tonnes per square kilometre Vietnam
1990s 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre 2.51 tonnes per square kilometre 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre Vietnam
2000s 2.25 tonnes per square kilometre 3.72 tonnes per square kilometre 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre Vietnam
2010s 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre 4.57 tonnes per square kilometre 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 3.65 tonnes per square kilometre 5.32 tonnes per square kilometre 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Thailand or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 5.63 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.25 tonnes per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Thailand and Vietnam?
0.38 tonnes per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
Thailand ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,961 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.