Brazil vs Western Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland

Brazil
98.94 kg/ha
in 2024
Western Africa
6.35 kg/ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
28th
Western Africa rank
27th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland over time

  • Brazil
  • Western Africa
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 98.94 kg/ha against 6.35 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 92.59 kg/ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 15.6 times Western Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 27th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.28 kg/ha 0.1956 kg/ha 2.08 kg/ha Brazil
1970s 9.62 kg/ha 0.989 kg/ha 8.63 kg/ha Brazil
1980s 11.96 kg/ha 2.53 kg/ha 9.43 kg/ha Brazil
1990s 20.16 kg/ha 3.19 kg/ha 16.97 kg/ha Brazil
2000s 35.17 kg/ha 2.89 kg/ha 32.28 kg/ha Brazil
2010s 57.54 kg/ha 5.35 kg/ha 52.19 kg/ha Brazil
2020s 92.95 kg/ha 6.3 kg/ha 86.65 kg/ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland, Brazil or Western Africa?
Brazil, at 98.94 kg/ha against 6.35 kg/ha in Western Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland between Brazil and Western Africa?
92.59 kg/ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Western Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Western Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per area of cropland?
Brazil ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 27th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,765 data points, 1961–2024
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf