Northern America vs USSR: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen

Northern America
1.31 million t
in 2023
USSR
2.13 million t
in 1991
Northern America rank
9th
USSR rank
4th

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Northern America
  • USSR
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

USSR currently reports 2.13 million t against 1.31 million t in Northern America, a difference of 814,380 t.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.6 times Northern America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Northern America ranks 9th and USSR ranks 4th of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 1.40 million t 1.48 million t 80,506 t USSR
1970s 1.80 million t 1.84 million t 41,024 t USSR
1980s 1.89 million t 2.11 million t 219,509 t USSR
1990s 1.94 million t 2.16 million t 212,835 t USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen, Northern America or USSR?
USSR, at 2.13 million t against 1.31 million t in Northern America as of 1991.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen between Northern America and USSR?
814,380 t, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Northern America and USSR rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen?
Northern America ranks 9th and USSR ranks 4th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).