Colombia vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita

Colombia
0.0094 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.01 t per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
61st
South Africa rank
58th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.015196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.01 t per person against 0.0094 t per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0006 t per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Colombia ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 58th of 173 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0024 t per person 0.0053 t per person 0.0029 t per person South Africa
1970s 0.0051 t per person 0.011 t per person 0.0059 t per person South Africa
1980s 0.0067 t per person 0.0121 t per person 0.0053 t per person South Africa
1990s 0.0077 t per person 0.0089 t per person 0.0012 t per person South Africa
2000s 0.0084 t per person 0.0085 t per person 0.0001 t per person South Africa
2010s 0.0096 t per person 0.0076 t per person 0.002 t per person Colombia
2020s 0.0094 t per person 0.0097 t per person 0.0003 t per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita, Colombia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.01 t per person against 0.0094 t per person in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita between Colombia and South Africa?
0.0006 t per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
Colombia ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 58th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 9,068 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.