Africa vs France: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

Africa
5.07 million t
in 2024
France
1.89 million t
in 2024
Africa rank
14th
France rank
13th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time

  • Africa
  • France
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 5.07 million t against 1.89 million t in France, a difference of 3.18 million t.

That makes Africa's figure about 2.7 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

Africa ranks 14th and France ranks 13th of 31 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 3 and France in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa France Difference Ahead
1960s 532,663 t 937,428 t 404,765 t France
1970s 1.17 million t 1.74 million t 575,190 t France
1980s 1.90 million t 2.40 million t 498,242 t France
1990s 2.19 million t 2.42 million t 232,265 t France
2000s 2.78 million t 2.24 million t 538,383 t Africa
2010s 3.65 million t 2.13 million t 1.52 million t Africa
2020s 4.85 million t 1.91 million t 2.94 million t Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Africa or France?
Africa, at 5.07 million t against 1.89 million t in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Africa and France?
3.18 million t, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and France?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and France rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Africa ranks 14th and France ranks 13th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,879 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.