Eastern Asia vs USSR: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen

Eastern Asia
3.38 million t
in 2023
USSR
2.50 million t
in 1991
Eastern Asia rank
7th
USSR rank
5th

Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • USSR
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M3.5M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 3.38 million t against 2.50 million t in USSR, a difference of 884,500 t.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Eastern Asia ranks 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 29 groups.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 1.25 million t 1.99 million t 735,060 t USSR
1970s 1.57 million t 2.49 million t 918,567 t USSR
1980s 2.17 million t 2.59 million t 416,844 t USSR
1990s 2.50 million t 2.85 million t 347,325 t USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen, Eastern Asia or USSR?
Eastern Asia, at 3.38 million t against 2.50 million t in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen between Eastern Asia and USSR?
884,500 t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Eastern Asia and USSR rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen?
Eastern Asia ranks 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop residue 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, 13,500 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 (%).