Maldives vs South America: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Maldives
18.61 kg/ha
in 2023
South America
6.75 kg/ha
in 2023
Maldives rank
11th
South America rank
13th

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Maldives
  • South America
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 18.61 kg/ha against 6.75 kg/ha in South America, a difference of 11.86 kg/ha.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.8 times South America's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 11th and South America ranks 13th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South America Difference Ahead
1960s 5.23 kg/ha 3.63 kg/ha 1.59 kg/ha Maldives
1970s 6.5 kg/ha 4.36 kg/ha 2.14 kg/ha Maldives
1980s 9.46 kg/ha 5.24 kg/ha 4.23 kg/ha Maldives
1990s 13.88 kg/ha 6.21 kg/ha 7.67 kg/ha Maldives
2000s 17.2 kg/ha 6.82 kg/ha 10.38 kg/ha Maldives
2010s 18.59 kg/ha 6.77 kg/ha 11.82 kg/ha Maldives
2020s 18.51 kg/ha 6.68 kg/ha 11.83 kg/ha Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Maldives or South America?
Maldives, at 18.61 kg/ha against 6.75 kg/ha in South America as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Maldives and South America?
11.86 kg/ha, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and South America rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Maldives ranks 11th and South America ranks 13th 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 (%).