Americas vs Ireland: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Americas
8.9 kg/ha
in 2023
Ireland
38.81 kg/ha
in 2023
Americas rank
12th
Ireland rank
13th

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Americas
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 38.81 kg/ha against 8.9 kg/ha in Americas, a difference of 29.91 kg/ha.

That makes Ireland's figure about 4.4 times Americas's.

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

Americas ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 13th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 3.52 kg/ha 16.37 kg/ha 12.84 kg/ha Ireland
1970s 4.75 kg/ha 27.41 kg/ha 22.65 kg/ha Ireland
1980s 5.44 kg/ha 35.91 kg/ha 30.47 kg/ha Ireland
1990s 6.1 kg/ha 47.97 kg/ha 41.87 kg/ha Ireland
2000s 6.91 kg/ha 39.16 kg/ha 32.25 kg/ha Ireland
2010s 8.15 kg/ha 41.52 kg/ha 33.36 kg/ha Ireland
2020s 8.92 kg/ha 42.78 kg/ha 33.86 kg/ha Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Americas or Ireland?
Ireland, at 38.81 kg/ha against 8.9 kg/ha in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Americas and Ireland?
29.91 kg/ha, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Americas and Ireland rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Americas ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 13th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Leaching — 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 (%).