Africa vs Germany: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled

Africa
6.57 million t
in 2024
Germany
1.12 million t
in 2024
Africa rank
13th
Germany rank
14th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled over time

  • Africa
  • Germany
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 6.57 million t against 1.12 million t in Germany, a difference of 5.45 million t.

That makes Africa's figure about 5.9 times Germany's.

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

Africa ranks 13th and Germany ranks 14th of 60 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 8,370 t 573,282 t 564,913 t Germany
1970s 41,704 t 448,006 t 406,302 t Germany
1980s 437,362 t 743,256 t 305,893 t Germany
1990s 991,377 t 600,400 t 390,977 t Africa
2000s 1.38 million t 629,031 t 750,565 t Africa
2010s 3.52 million t 954,601 t 2.56 million t Africa
2020s 6.51 million t 1.10 million t 5.41 million t Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled, Africa or Germany?
Africa, at 6.57 million t against 1.12 million t in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled between Africa and Germany?
5.45 million t, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Germany?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Germany rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
Africa ranks 13th and Germany ranks 14th of 60 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, 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) — Export quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
276 places, 11,425 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 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.