United States of America vs Uruguay: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

United States of America
45.9 kg/ha
in 2023
Uruguay
41.26 kg/ha
in 2023
United States of America rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
6th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 45.9 kg/ha against 41.26 kg/ha in Uruguay, a difference of 4.64 kg/ha.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 6th of 29 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 11.6 kg/ha 0.6925 kg/ha 10.91 kg/ha United States of America
1970s 18.07 kg/ha 2.03 kg/ha 16.05 kg/ha United States of America
1980s 21.9 kg/ha 4.5 kg/ha 17.4 kg/ha United States of America
1990s 25.26 kg/ha 4.26 kg/ha 21 kg/ha United States of America
2000s 32.77 kg/ha 24.68 kg/ha 8.09 kg/ha United States of America
2010s 41.73 kg/ha 78.53 kg/ha 36.81 kg/ha Uruguay
2020s 46.74 kg/ha 67.57 kg/ha 20.83 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, United States of America or Uruguay?
United States of America, at 45.9 kg/ha against 41.26 kg/ha in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between United States of America and Uruguay?
4.64 kg/ha, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do United States of America and Uruguay rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
United States of America ranks 3rd 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 (%).