Viet Nam vs Western Europe: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Viet Nam
20.83 kg/ha
in 2023
Western Europe
17.68 kg/ha
in 2023
Viet Nam rank
2nd
Western Europe rank
2nd

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Viet Nam
  • Western Europe
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 20.83 kg/ha against 17.68 kg/ha in Western Europe, a difference of 3.15 kg/ha.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Western Europe's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Europe ahead.

Viet Nam ranks 2nd and Western Europe ranks 2nd of 18 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Viet Nam averaged higher in 1 and Western Europe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Viet Nam Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 3.92 kg/ha 16.84 kg/ha 12.92 kg/ha Western Europe
1970s 5.73 kg/ha 22.93 kg/ha 17.2 kg/ha Western Europe
1980s 8.5 kg/ha 26.15 kg/ha 17.65 kg/ha Western Europe
1990s 16.66 kg/ha 23.48 kg/ha 6.83 kg/ha Western Europe
2000s 18.25 kg/ha 21.44 kg/ha 3.19 kg/ha Western Europe
2010s 18.36 kg/ha 20.67 kg/ha 2.31 kg/ha Western Europe
2020s 19.78 kg/ha 18.46 kg/ha 1.32 kg/ha Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Viet Nam or Western Europe?
Viet Nam, at 20.83 kg/ha against 17.68 kg/ha in Western Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Viet Nam and Western Europe?
3.15 kg/ha, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Western Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Viet Nam and Western Europe rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Viet Nam ranks 2nd and Western Europe ranks 2nd of 18 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 (%).