South America vs USSR: Input — Cropland nitrogen
Input — Cropland nitrogen over time
- South America
- USSR
How they compare
South America currently reports 27.57 million t against 16.56 million t in USSR, a difference of 11.01 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 1.7 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 6th and USSR ranks 5th of 32 groups.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.30 million t | 9.27 million t | 6.96 million t | USSR |
| 1970s | 4.28 million t | 14.71 million t | 10.43 million t | USSR |
| 1980s | 6.78 million t | 19.30 million t | 12.52 million t | USSR |
| 1990s | 7.67 million t | 17.24 million t | 9.57 million t | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen, South America or USSR?
- South America, at 27.57 million t against 16.56 million t in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen between South America and USSR?
- 11.01 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do South America and USSR rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen?
- South America ranks 6th 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
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 (%).