Eastern Africa vs Uruguay: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Eastern Africa
15.44 kg/ha
in 2023
Uruguay
41.26 kg/ha
in 2023
Eastern Africa rank
9th
Uruguay rank
6th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Uruguay
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 41.26 kg/ha against 15.44 kg/ha in Eastern Africa, a difference of 25.82 kg/ha.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.7 times Eastern Africa's.

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

Eastern Africa ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 29 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 6.68 kg/ha 0.6925 kg/ha 5.99 kg/ha Eastern Africa
1970s 7.3 kg/ha 2.03 kg/ha 5.27 kg/ha Eastern Africa
1980s 7.12 kg/ha 4.5 kg/ha 2.62 kg/ha Eastern Africa
1990s 7.69 kg/ha 4.26 kg/ha 3.43 kg/ha Eastern Africa
2000s 9.49 kg/ha 24.68 kg/ha 15.18 kg/ha Uruguay
2010s 12.65 kg/ha 78.53 kg/ha 65.89 kg/ha Uruguay
2020s 14.17 kg/ha 67.57 kg/ha 53.39 kg/ha Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Eastern Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 41.26 kg/ha against 15.44 kg/ha in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Eastern Africa and Uruguay?
25.82 kg/ha, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eastern Africa and Uruguay rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Eastern Africa ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 29 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 (%).