Central America vs Madagascar: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Central America
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 18.4 kg/ha against 5.02 kg/ha in Central America, a difference of 13.38 kg/ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.7 times Central America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 30th of 32 groups.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.52 kg/ha | 13.07 kg/ha | 8.55 kg/ha | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.14 kg/ha | 13.13 kg/ha | 6.99 kg/ha | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.86 kg/ha | 11.43 kg/ha | 4.57 kg/ha | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 5.62 kg/ha | 11.28 kg/ha | 5.67 kg/ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 5.13 kg/ha | 11.8 kg/ha | 6.67 kg/ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 6.22 kg/ha | 12.59 kg/ha | 6.37 kg/ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 5.58 kg/ha | 15.92 kg/ha | 10.35 kg/ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Central America or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 18.4 kg/ha against 5.02 kg/ha in Central America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Central America and Madagascar?
- 13.38 kg/ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Madagascar rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Central America ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 30th of 32 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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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 (%).