New Zealand vs Portugal: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

New Zealand
2.93 kg/ha
in 2023
Portugal
2.96 kg/ha
in 2023
New Zealand rank
157th
Portugal rank
156th

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
0123196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.96 kg/ha against 2.93 kg/ha in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

New Zealand ranks 157th and Portugal ranks 156th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 1.4 kg/ha 1.87 kg/ha 0.4696 kg/ha Portugal
1970s 1.75 kg/ha 2.27 kg/ha 0.5223 kg/ha Portugal
1980s 1.57 kg/ha 2.47 kg/ha 0.9011 kg/ha Portugal
1990s 2.08 kg/ha 3.08 kg/ha 1 kg/ha Portugal
2000s 2.47 kg/ha 3.16 kg/ha 0.688 kg/ha Portugal
2010s 2.86 kg/ha 2.99 kg/ha 0.1231 kg/ha Portugal
2020s 2.84 kg/ha 2.96 kg/ha 0.1225 kg/ha Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area, New Zealand or Portugal?
Portugal, at 2.96 kg/ha against 2.93 kg/ha in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area between New Zealand and Portugal?
0.03 kg/ha, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
New Zealand ranks 157th and Portugal ranks 156th 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 (%).