Spain vs Western Africa: Input — Cropland nitrogen
Input — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Spain
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 3.61 million t against 1.43 million t in Spain, a difference of 2.19 million t.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 20th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Western Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 882,580 t | 818,943 t | 63,636 t | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.27 million t | 903,793 t | 369,731 t | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.54 million t | 1.08 million t | 458,798 t | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.67 million t | 1.55 million t | 122,237 t | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.69 million t | 1.98 million t | 295,446 t | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 1.67 million t | 2.87 million t | 1.20 million t | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 1.55 million t | 3.58 million t | 2.04 million t | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen, Spain or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 3.61 million t against 1.43 million t in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen between Spain and Western Africa?
- 2.19 million t, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Western Africa rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen?
- Spain ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 20th of 201 countries.
- 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 (%).