Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Zambia: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
12.77 kg/ha
in 2023
Zambia
28.37 kg/ha
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
16th
Zambia rank
16th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 28.37 kg/ha against 12.77 kg/ha in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 15.6 kg/ha.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.2 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 16th of 32 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.64 kg/ha 2.42 kg/ha 5.22 kg/ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 8.17 kg/ha 2.87 kg/ha 5.3 kg/ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 8.04 kg/ha 2.05 kg/ha 5.99 kg/ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1990s 8.45 kg/ha 4.11 kg/ha 4.34 kg/ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 10 kg/ha 5.61 kg/ha 4.39 kg/ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 11.79 kg/ha 11.83 kg/ha 0.0484 kg/ha Zambia
2020s 12.57 kg/ha 19.52 kg/ha 6.95 kg/ha Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 28.37 kg/ha against 12.77 kg/ha in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Zambia?
15.6 kg/ha, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Zambia rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 16th 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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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
Last refreshed

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 (%).