India vs South America: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time
- India
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 15.47 million t against 5.80 million t in India, a difference of 9.67 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 2.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and South America ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and South America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.71 million t | 505,159 t | 2.21 million t | India |
| 1970s | 2.83 million t | 1.44 million t | 1.39 million t | India |
| 1980s | 3.09 million t | 2.84 million t | 247,735 t | India |
| 1990s | 3.75 million t | 4.00 million t | 246,911 t | South America |
| 2000s | 3.97 million t | 7.78 million t | 3.82 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 4.88 million t | 12.47 million t | 7.59 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 5.68 million t | 14.92 million t | 9.23 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, India or South America?
- South America, at 15.47 million t against 5.80 million t in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between India and South America?
- 9.67 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and South America rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
- India ranks 2nd and South America ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).