Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita

Ghana
3.04 kg/cap
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.01 kg/cap
in 2024
Ghana rank
109th
Papua New Guinea rank
110th

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

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
0123196119922024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 3.04 kg/cap against 3.01 kg/cap in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03 kg/cap.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Ghana ranks 109th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th of 195 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0522 kg/cap 0.1333 kg/cap 0.0811 kg/cap Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.601 kg/cap 1.2 kg/cap 0.595 kg/cap Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.557 kg/cap 1.5 kg/cap 0.947 kg/cap Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.373 kg/cap 1.47 kg/cap 1.1 kg/cap Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.644 kg/cap 1.6 kg/cap 0.957 kg/cap Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.62 kg/cap 2.31 kg/cap 0.691 kg/cap Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.38 kg/cap 2.72 kg/cap 0.344 kg/cap Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
Ghana, at 3.04 kg/cap against 3.01 kg/cap in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
0.03 kg/cap, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Ghana ranks 109th and Papua New Guinea ranks 110th 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 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