Africa vs Suriname: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Africa
11.84 kg/ha
in 2023
Suriname
23.57 kg/ha
in 2023
Africa rank
16th
Suriname rank
18th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Africa
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 23.57 kg/ha against 11.84 kg/ha in Africa, a difference of 11.73 kg/ha.

That makes Suriname's figure about 2.0 times Africa's.

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

Africa ranks 16th and Suriname ranks 18th of 37 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 5.52 kg/ha 24.47 kg/ha 18.95 kg/ha Suriname
1970s 5.74 kg/ha 29.62 kg/ha 23.88 kg/ha Suriname
1980s 5.29 kg/ha 31.81 kg/ha 26.52 kg/ha Suriname
1990s 5.98 kg/ha 22.82 kg/ha 16.84 kg/ha Suriname
2000s 7.16 kg/ha 21.57 kg/ha 14.4 kg/ha Suriname
2010s 9.65 kg/ha 23.13 kg/ha 13.48 kg/ha Suriname
2020s 11.38 kg/ha 23.7 kg/ha 12.32 kg/ha Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Africa or Suriname?
Suriname, at 23.57 kg/ha against 11.84 kg/ha in Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Africa and Suriname?
11.73 kg/ha, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Suriname?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa and Suriname rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Africa ranks 16th and Suriname ranks 18th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — 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
Biological fixation — 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
223 places, 12,870 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 (%).