What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of gdp between China and Sri Lanka?

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Sri Lanka: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP

China

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2023

China rank

59th

Sri Lanka rank

57th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP over time

China
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times China's.

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

China ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
1970s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
1980s	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
1990s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
2000s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
2010s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
2020s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of gdp, China or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of gdp between China and Sri Lanka?: 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of gdp?: China ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 9,433 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.