Southern Asia vs USSR: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen

Southern Asia
4.46 million t
in 2023
USSR
2.13 million t
in 1991
Southern Asia rank
2nd
USSR rank
4th

Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Southern Asia
  • USSR
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 4.46 million t against 2.13 million t in USSR, a difference of 2.33 million t.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.1 times USSR's.

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

Southern Asia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 4th of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Asia USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 1.66 million t 1.48 million t 174,882 t Southern Asia
1970s 1.95 million t 1.84 million t 108,879 t Southern Asia
1980s 2.60 million t 2.11 million t 480,744 t Southern Asia
1990s 3.09 million t 2.16 million t 932,505 t Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen, Southern Asia or USSR?
Southern Asia, at 4.46 million t against 2.13 million t in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen between Southern Asia and USSR?
2.33 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Southern Asia and USSR rank globally for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen?
Southern Asia ranks 2nd 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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About this data

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 (%).