Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Switzerland: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
5.84 kg/ha
in 2023
Switzerland
30.55 kg/ha
in 2023
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
20th
Switzerland rank
23rd

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 30.55 kg/ha against 5.84 kg/ha in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 24.71 kg/ha.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 5.2 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

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

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.59 kg/ha 36.58 kg/ha 34.99 kg/ha Switzerland
1970s 2.25 kg/ha 43.37 kg/ha 41.12 kg/ha Switzerland
1980s 3.17 kg/ha 42.61 kg/ha 39.43 kg/ha Switzerland
1990s 3.88 kg/ha 36.61 kg/ha 32.72 kg/ha Switzerland
2000s 4.69 kg/ha 32.81 kg/ha 28.12 kg/ha Switzerland
2010s 5.29 kg/ha 32.2 kg/ha 26.91 kg/ha Switzerland
2020s 5.76 kg/ha 30.64 kg/ha 24.88 kg/ha Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 30.55 kg/ha against 5.84 kg/ha in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Switzerland?
24.71 kg/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Switzerland rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 23rd 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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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 (%).