Colombia vs Western Africa: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Colombia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 21.78 kg/ha against 1.23 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 20.55 kg/ha.
That makes Colombia's figure about 17.7 times Western Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 36th of 185 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.17 kg/ha | 0.2875 kg/ha | 4.88 kg/ha | Colombia |
| 1970s | 7.03 kg/ha | 0.4381 kg/ha | 6.6 kg/ha | Colombia |
| 1980s | 9.69 kg/ha | 0.691 kg/ha | 9 kg/ha | Colombia |
| 1990s | 16.28 kg/ha | 0.8496 kg/ha | 15.43 kg/ha | Colombia |
| 2000s | 24.75 kg/ha | 0.9277 kg/ha | 23.82 kg/ha | Colombia |
| 2010s | 27.76 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 26.48 kg/ha | Colombia |
| 2020s | 22.28 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 20.9 kg/ha | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Colombia or Western Africa?
- Colombia, at 21.78 kg/ha against 1.23 kg/ha in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Colombia and Western Africa?
- 20.55 kg/ha, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Western Africa rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Colombia ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 36th of 185 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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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 (%).