Central America vs Melanesia: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Central America
- Melanesia
How they compare
Central America currently reports 9.82 kg/ha against 4.55 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 5.27 kg/ha.
That makes Central America's figure about 2.2 times Melanesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 29 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.24 kg/ha | 2.3 kg/ha | 0.9415 kg/ha | Central America |
| 1970s | 5.85 kg/ha | 3.14 kg/ha | 2.71 kg/ha | Central America |
| 1980s | 8.14 kg/ha | 3.53 kg/ha | 4.61 kg/ha | Central America |
| 1990s | 7.26 kg/ha | 3.69 kg/ha | 3.58 kg/ha | Central America |
| 2000s | 7.41 kg/ha | 3.98 kg/ha | 3.43 kg/ha | Central America |
| 2010s | 9.23 kg/ha | 4.32 kg/ha | 4.91 kg/ha | Central America |
| 2020s | 9.24 kg/ha | 4.55 kg/ha | 4.7 kg/ha | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Central America or Melanesia?
- Central America, at 9.82 kg/ha against 4.55 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Central America and Melanesia?
- 5.27 kg/ha, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Melanesia rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Central America ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 29 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
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 (%).