Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Iraq
0.1154 kg/ha
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.2662 kg/ha
in 2023
Iraq rank
165th
Saudi Arabia rank
163rd

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Iraq
  • Saudi Arabia
0123196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2662 kg/ha against 0.1154 kg/ha in Iraq, a difference of 0.1508 kg/ha.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.3 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 165th and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9344 kg/ha 0.1862 kg/ha 0.7482 kg/ha Iraq
1970s 0.9039 kg/ha 0.2041 kg/ha 0.6998 kg/ha Iraq
1980s 0.7038 kg/ha 0.178 kg/ha 0.5258 kg/ha Iraq
1990s 1.55 kg/ha 0.1917 kg/ha 1.36 kg/ha Iraq
2000s 1.98 kg/ha 0.2114 kg/ha 1.77 kg/ha Iraq
2010s 0.5311 kg/ha 0.2522 kg/ha 0.2789 kg/ha Iraq
2020s 0.3677 kg/ha 0.2661 kg/ha 0.1016 kg/ha Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.2662 kg/ha against 0.1154 kg/ha in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
0.1508 kg/ha, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Iraq ranks 165th and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd 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 (%).