Northern America vs USSR: Input — Cropland nitrogen

Northern America
23.32 million t
in 2023
USSR
16.56 million t
in 1991
Northern America rank
7th
USSR rank
5th

Input — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Northern America
  • USSR
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 23.32 million t against 16.56 million t in USSR, a difference of 6.75 million t.

That makes Northern America's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.

Northern America ranks 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 9.66 million t 9.27 million t 390,531 t Northern America
1970s 14.71 million t 14.71 million t 5,210 t Northern America
1980s 17.12 million t 19.30 million t 2.18 million t USSR
1990s 17.54 million t 17.24 million t 298,300 t Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen, Northern America or USSR?
Northern America, at 23.32 million t against 16.56 million t in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen between Northern America and USSR?
6.75 million t, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Northern America and USSR rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen?
Northern America ranks 7th and USSR ranks 5th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Input — 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 (%).