Afghanistan vs Japan: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita

Afghanistan
0.002 t per person
in 2024
Japan
0.0018 t per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
107th
Japan rank
109th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Japan
00.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.002 t per person against 0.0018 t per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 t per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 107th and Japan ranks 109th of 173 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0004 t per person 0 t per person 0.0003 t per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.0009 t per person 0.0003 t per person 0.0007 t per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.0006 t per person 0.001 t per person 0.0004 t per person Japan
1990s 0.0001 t per person 0.0016 t per person 0.0015 t per person Japan
2000s 0.0001 t per person 0.0021 t per person 0.0021 t per person Japan
2010s 0.002 t per person 0.002 t per person 0.0001 t per person Japan
2020s 0.0016 t per person 0.0021 t per person 0.0005 t per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita, Afghanistan or Japan?
Afghanistan, at 0.002 t per person against 0.0018 t per person in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita between Afghanistan and Japan?
0.0002 t per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Japan rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 107th and Japan ranks 109th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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) — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 9,253 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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