Bhutan vs South Africa: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Bhutan
3.92 kg/ha
in 2023
South Africa
3.78 kg/ha
in 2023
Bhutan rank
133rd
South Africa rank
134th

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Bhutan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 3.92 kg/ha against 3.78 kg/ha in South Africa, a difference of 0.14 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 134th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.25 kg/ha 1.39 kg/ha 0.8598 kg/ha Bhutan
1970s 2.45 kg/ha 2.64 kg/ha 0.1944 kg/ha South Africa
1980s 2.72 kg/ha 3.51 kg/ha 0.7899 kg/ha South Africa
1990s 2.27 kg/ha 3.22 kg/ha 0.9533 kg/ha South Africa
2000s 2.75 kg/ha 3.51 kg/ha 0.7623 kg/ha South Africa
2010s 4.62 kg/ha 3.86 kg/ha 0.7542 kg/ha Bhutan
2020s 4.66 kg/ha 4.67 kg/ha 0.0117 kg/ha South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Bhutan or South Africa?
Bhutan, at 3.92 kg/ha against 3.78 kg/ha in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Bhutan and South Africa?
0.14 kg/ha, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and South Africa rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Bhutan ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 134th of 186 countries.
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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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
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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 (%).