Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
4.44 million t
in 2024
South Africa
640,129 t
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) rank
16th
South Africa rank
19th

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

  • Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
  • South Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) currently reports 4.44 million t against 640,129 t in South Africa, a difference of 3.80 million t.

That makes Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)'s figure about 6.9 times South Africa's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) has been ahead every year.

Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 19th of 59 groups.

Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 945,882 t 66,620 t 879,262 t Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
2000s 1.63 million t 302,563 t 1.32 million t Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
2010s 3.13 million t 463,690 t 2.66 million t Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)
2020s 4.07 million t 598,997 t 3.47 million t Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) or South Africa?
Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade), at 4.44 million t against 640,129 t in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) and South Africa?
3.80 million t, with Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 19th of 59 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
277 places, 14,201 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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.