Australia vs Eastern Africa: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen

Australia
1.96 million t
in 2023
Eastern Africa
2.41 million t
in 2023
Australia rank
11th
Eastern Africa rank
18th

Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Australia
  • Eastern Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 2.41 million t against 1.96 million t in Australia, a difference of 449,960 t.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 11th and Eastern Africa ranks 18th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 326,732 t 545,556 t 218,824 t Eastern Africa
1970s 439,860 t 712,883 t 273,023 t Eastern Africa
1980s 628,924 t 805,239 t 176,316 t Eastern Africa
1990s 825,723 t 933,993 t 108,270 t Eastern Africa
2000s 973,980 t 1.28 million t 306,029 t Eastern Africa
2010s 1.19 million t 1.96 million t 764,824 t Eastern Africa
2020s 1.52 million t 2.35 million t 825,102 t Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen, Australia or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 2.41 million t against 1.96 million t in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen between Australia and Eastern Africa?
449,960 t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Eastern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Eastern Africa rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen?
Australia ranks 11th and Eastern Africa ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 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 (%).