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

Eastern Africa
1.42 million t
in 2024
South Africa
640,129 t
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
26th
South Africa rank
28th

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

  • Eastern Africa
  • South Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 1.42 million t against 640,129 t in South Africa, a difference of 784,751 t.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 2.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Eastern Africa ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 28th of 31 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 77,088 t 102,729 t 25,641 t South Africa
1970s 180,112 t 282,670 t 102,558 t South Africa
1980s 274,243 t 408,406 t 134,163 t South Africa
1990s 311,885 t 390,040 t 78,155 t South Africa
2000s 401,643 t 418,795 t 17,152 t South Africa
2010s 824,596 t 423,514 t 401,082 t Eastern Africa
2020s 1.32 million t 601,500 t 720,122 t Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Eastern Africa or South Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 1.42 million t against 640,129 t in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Eastern Africa and South Africa?
784,751 t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Africa and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Eastern Africa ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 28th 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.