Chad vs South Africa: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Chad
15.83 kg/ha
in 2023
South Africa
16.97 kg/ha
in 2023
Chad rank
32nd
South Africa rank
31st

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Chad
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 16.97 kg/ha against 15.83 kg/ha in Chad, a difference of 1.14 kg/ha.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 6.21 kg/ha 3.26 kg/ha 2.95 kg/ha Chad
1970s 5.15 kg/ha 3.15 kg/ha 2.01 kg/ha Chad
1980s 4.6 kg/ha 2.83 kg/ha 1.78 kg/ha Chad
1990s 8.97 kg/ha 2.45 kg/ha 6.51 kg/ha Chad
2000s 12.55 kg/ha 3.1 kg/ha 9.45 kg/ha Chad
2010s 18.1 kg/ha 7.52 kg/ha 10.58 kg/ha Chad
2020s 16.19 kg/ha 13.18 kg/ha 3.01 kg/ha Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Chad or South Africa?
South Africa, at 16.97 kg/ha against 15.83 kg/ha in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Chad and South Africa?
1.14 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chad and South Africa rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Chad ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st 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 (%).