Canada vs Southern Europe: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Canada
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Canada currently reports 19.57 kg/ha against 4.38 kg/ha in Southern Europe, a difference of 15.19 kg/ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 4.5 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Europe ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and Southern Europe ranks 27th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Southern Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5343 kg/ha | 3.32 kg/ha | 2.78 kg/ha | Southern Europe |
| 1970s | 0.9444 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | Southern Europe |
| 1980s | 2.22 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha | 0.0987 kg/ha | Southern Europe |
| 1990s | 6.31 kg/ha | 2.55 kg/ha | 3.76 kg/ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 11.42 kg/ha | 2.66 kg/ha | 8.77 kg/ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 20.5 kg/ha | 3.73 kg/ha | 16.77 kg/ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 20.47 kg/ha | 4.38 kg/ha | 16.09 kg/ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Canada or Southern Europe?
- Canada, at 19.57 kg/ha against 4.38 kg/ha in Southern Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Canada and Southern Europe?
- 15.19 kg/ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Southern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Southern Europe rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Canada ranks 26th and Southern Europe ranks 27th 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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About this data
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 (%).