Argentina vs United States of America: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Argentina
52.73 kg/ha
in 2023
United States of America
45.9 kg/ha
in 2023
Argentina rank
4th
United States of America rank
3rd

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Argentina
  • United States of America
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 52.73 kg/ha against 45.9 kg/ha in United States of America, a difference of 6.83 kg/ha.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

Argentina ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 1.94 kg/ha 11.6 kg/ha 9.66 kg/ha United States of America
1970s 4.86 kg/ha 18.07 kg/ha 13.21 kg/ha United States of America
1980s 18.54 kg/ha 21.9 kg/ha 3.36 kg/ha United States of America
1990s 35.89 kg/ha 25.26 kg/ha 10.63 kg/ha Argentina
2000s 73 kg/ha 32.77 kg/ha 40.23 kg/ha Argentina
2010s 85.56 kg/ha 41.73 kg/ha 43.83 kg/ha Argentina
2020s 68.16 kg/ha 46.74 kg/ha 21.42 kg/ha Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Argentina or United States of America?
Argentina, at 52.73 kg/ha against 45.9 kg/ha in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Argentina and United States of America?
6.83 kg/ha, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Argentina and United States of America rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Argentina ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
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 (%).