Northern America vs Türkiye: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita

Northern America
37.99 kg/cap
in 2024
Türkiye
21.91 kg/cap
in 2024
Northern America rank
2nd
Türkiye rank
1st

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

  • Northern America
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Northern America currently reports 37.99 kg/cap against 21.91 kg/cap in Türkiye, a difference of 16.08 kg/cap.

That makes Northern America's figure about 1.7 times Türkiye's.

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

Northern America ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 1st of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 23.01 kg/cap 3.05 kg/cap 19.96 kg/cap Northern America
1970s 37.64 kg/cap 12 kg/cap 25.64 kg/cap Northern America
1980s 40.98 kg/cap 19.25 kg/cap 21.73 kg/cap Northern America
1990s 41.72 kg/cap 20.02 kg/cap 21.71 kg/cap Northern America
2000s 39.23 kg/cap 19.17 kg/cap 20.06 kg/cap Northern America
2010s 39.92 kg/cap 19.62 kg/cap 20.31 kg/cap Northern America
2020s 38.25 kg/cap 21.37 kg/cap 16.88 kg/cap Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita, Northern America or Türkiye?
Northern America, at 37.99 kg/cap against 21.91 kg/cap in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita between Northern America and Türkiye?
16.08 kg/cap, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Türkiye?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Northern America and Türkiye rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Northern America ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 1st 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