Ethiopia vs Western Africa: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Ethiopia
11.83 kg/ha
in 2023
Western Africa
5.7 kg/ha
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
24th
Western Africa rank
21st

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 11.83 kg/ha against 5.7 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 6.13 kg/ha.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.1 times Western Africa's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 24th and Western Africa ranks 21st of 186 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Western Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 11.05 kg/ha 5.46 kg/ha 5.59 kg/ha Ethiopia
2000s 10.78 kg/ha 5.5 kg/ha 5.28 kg/ha Ethiopia
2010s 11.54 kg/ha 5.65 kg/ha 5.89 kg/ha Ethiopia
2020s 11.8 kg/ha 5.75 kg/ha 6.05 kg/ha Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Ethiopia or Western Africa?
Ethiopia, at 11.83 kg/ha against 5.7 kg/ha in Western Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Ethiopia and Western Africa?
6.13 kg/ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Western Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Western Africa rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Western Africa ranks 21st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).