Finland vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita

Finland
0.01 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.01 t per person
in 2024
Finland rank
55th
South Africa rank
53rd

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

  • Finland
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.015196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.01 t per person against 0.01 t per person in Finland, a difference of 0 t per person.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 173 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0042 t per person 0.0013 t per person 0.0029 t per person Finland
1970s 0.0007 t per person 0.0006 t per person 0 t per person Finland
1980s 0.0032 t per person 0.0018 t per person 0.0014 t per person Finland
1990s 0.0019 t per person 0.0015 t per person 0.0004 t per person Finland
2000s 0.0071 t per person 0.0061 t per person 0.001 t per person Finland
2010s 0.0102 t per person 0.0083 t per person 0.0019 t per person Finland
2020s 0.0124 t per person 0.0096 t per person 0.0028 t per person Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita, Finland or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.01 t per person against 0.01 t per person in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita between Finland and South Africa?
0 t per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, per capita?
Finland ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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
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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.