Australia vs Portugal: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Australia
77.92 kg/ha
in 2023
Portugal
81.73 kg/ha
in 2023
Australia rank
99th
Portugal rank
96th

Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Australia
  • Portugal
20406080100196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 81.73 kg/ha against 77.92 kg/ha in Australia, a difference of 3.81 kg/ha.

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

Australia ranks 99th and Portugal ranks 96th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 12.47 kg/ha 58.31 kg/ha 45.84 kg/ha Portugal
1970s 22.64 kg/ha 71.99 kg/ha 49.36 kg/ha Portugal
1980s 29.34 kg/ha 79.48 kg/ha 50.15 kg/ha Portugal
1990s 53.51 kg/ha 83.13 kg/ha 29.62 kg/ha Portugal
2000s 49.34 kg/ha 87.71 kg/ha 38.37 kg/ha Portugal
2010s 51.85 kg/ha 99.58 kg/ha 47.73 kg/ha Portugal
2020s 69.81 kg/ha 86.23 kg/ha 16.42 kg/ha Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Australia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 81.73 kg/ha against 77.92 kg/ha in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Australia and Portugal?
3.81 kg/ha, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Australia ranks 99th and Portugal ranks 96th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — 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
Input — 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
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 (%).