Africa vs Caribbean: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita

Africa
3.34 kg/cap
in 2024
Caribbean
4.28 kg/cap
in 2024
Africa rank
24th
Caribbean rank
23rd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Africa
  • Caribbean
02.557.51012.5196119922024

How they compare

Caribbean currently reports 4.28 kg/cap against 3.34 kg/cap in Africa, a difference of 0.94 kg/cap.

That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.3 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Caribbean ahead.

Africa ranks 24th and Caribbean ranks 23rd of 29 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Caribbean in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Caribbean Difference Ahead
1960s 1.64 kg/cap 6.08 kg/cap 4.44 kg/cap Caribbean
1970s 2.8 kg/cap 8.47 kg/cap 5.67 kg/cap Caribbean
1980s 3.45 kg/cap 11.43 kg/cap 7.98 kg/cap Caribbean
1990s 3.03 kg/cap 6.22 kg/cap 3.19 kg/cap Caribbean
2000s 2.99 kg/cap 2.92 kg/cap 0.061 kg/cap Africa
2010s 3.02 kg/cap 3.34 kg/cap 0.324 kg/cap Caribbean
2020s 3.35 kg/cap 4.05 kg/cap 0.692 kg/cap Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita, Africa or Caribbean?
Caribbean, at 4.28 kg/cap against 3.34 kg/cap in Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita between Africa and Caribbean?
0.94 kg/cap, with Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Caribbean?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Caribbean rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Africa ranks 24th and Caribbean ranks 23rd of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use 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) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,850 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