Norway vs Southern Africa: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Norway
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Norway currently reports 24.76 kg/ha against 3.85 kg/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 20.91 kg/ha.
That makes Norway's figure about 6.4 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 185 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.05 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 18.65 kg/ha | Norway |
| 1970s | 23.36 kg/ha | 2.54 kg/ha | 20.82 kg/ha | Norway |
| 1980s | 24.09 kg/ha | 3.34 kg/ha | 20.75 kg/ha | Norway |
| 1990s | 22.64 kg/ha | 3.07 kg/ha | 19.57 kg/ha | Norway |
| 2000s | 22.88 kg/ha | 3.37 kg/ha | 19.51 kg/ha | Norway |
| 2010s | 23.85 kg/ha | 3.84 kg/ha | 20.01 kg/ha | Norway |
| 2020s | 25.06 kg/ha | 4.55 kg/ha | 20.5 kg/ha | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Norway or Southern Africa?
- Norway, at 24.76 kg/ha against 3.85 kg/ha in Southern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Norway and Southern Africa?
- 20.91 kg/ha, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Southern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Southern Africa rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Norway ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 29th 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 (%).