Madagascar vs Southern Europe: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Madagascar
18.4 kg/ha
in 2023
Southern Europe
4.38 kg/ha
in 2023
Madagascar rank
28th
Southern Europe rank
27th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Southern Europe
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 18.4 kg/ha against 4.38 kg/ha in Southern Europe, a difference of 14.02 kg/ha.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 4.2 times Southern Europe's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 28th and Southern Europe ranks 27th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 13.07 kg/ha 3.32 kg/ha 9.75 kg/ha Madagascar
1970s 13.13 kg/ha 2.32 kg/ha 10.81 kg/ha Madagascar
1980s 11.43 kg/ha 2.32 kg/ha 9.11 kg/ha Madagascar
1990s 11.28 kg/ha 2.55 kg/ha 8.73 kg/ha Madagascar
2000s 11.8 kg/ha 2.66 kg/ha 9.14 kg/ha Madagascar
2010s 12.59 kg/ha 3.73 kg/ha 8.86 kg/ha Madagascar
2020s 15.92 kg/ha 4.38 kg/ha 11.54 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, Madagascar or Southern Europe?
Madagascar, at 18.4 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 Madagascar and Southern Europe?
14.02 kg/ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Southern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Southern Europe rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Madagascar ranks 28th 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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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 (%).