Malaysia vs South Africa: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Malaysia
4.92 kg/ha
in 2023
South Africa
4.74 kg/ha
in 2023
Malaysia rank
118th
South Africa rank
121st

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Malaysia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4.92 kg/ha against 4.74 kg/ha in South Africa, a difference of 0.18 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Malaysia ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 121st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.74 kg/ha 3.03 kg/ha 1.29 kg/ha South Africa
1970s 2.5 kg/ha 3.88 kg/ha 1.39 kg/ha South Africa
1980s 3.47 kg/ha 4.25 kg/ha 0.7841 kg/ha South Africa
1990s 5.21 kg/ha 4.95 kg/ha 0.2576 kg/ha Malaysia
2000s 4.58 kg/ha 5.18 kg/ha 0.5984 kg/ha South Africa
2010s 4.86 kg/ha 4.69 kg/ha 0.1683 kg/ha Malaysia
2020s 4.86 kg/ha 4.77 kg/ha 0.0918 kg/ha Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Malaysia or South Africa?
Malaysia, at 4.92 kg/ha against 4.74 kg/ha in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Malaysia and South Africa?
0.18 kg/ha, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Malaysia ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 121st 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 (%).