Brazil vs Northern America: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen

Brazil
14.46 million t
in 2023
Northern America
16.05 million t
in 2023
Brazil rank
3rd
Northern America rank
6th

Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Brazil
  • Northern America
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 16.05 million t against 14.46 million t in Brazil, a difference of 1.60 million t.

That makes Northern America's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 3rd and Northern America ranks 6th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 898,870 t 5.63 million t 4.73 million t Northern America
1970s 1.54 million t 7.67 million t 6.13 million t Northern America
1980s 2.70 million t 9.24 million t 6.55 million t Northern America
1990s 3.52 million t 10.76 million t 7.24 million t Northern America
2000s 6.06 million t 12.33 million t 6.27 million t Northern America
2010s 10.01 million t 15.03 million t 5.01 million t Northern America
2020s 12.87 million t 15.99 million t 3.12 million t Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen, Brazil or Northern America?
Northern America, at 16.05 million t against 14.46 million t in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen between Brazil and Northern America?
1.60 million t, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Northern America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Northern America rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen?
Brazil ranks 3rd and Northern America ranks 6th 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 (%).