Egypt vs Western Africa: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen

Egypt
134,562 t
in 2023
Western Africa
151,283 t
in 2023
Egypt rank
22nd
Western Africa rank
20th

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Egypt
  • Western Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 151,283 t against 134,562 t in Egypt, a difference of 16,721 t.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 22nd and Western Africa ranks 20th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 26,882 t 17,642 t 9,240 t Egypt
1970s 42,814 t 27,525 t 15,289 t Egypt
1980s 70,496 t 46,451 t 24,045 t Egypt
1990s 91,688 t 69,177 t 22,511 t Egypt
2000s 124,273 t 89,297 t 34,976 t Egypt
2010s 127,032 t 141,794 t 14,762 t Western Africa
2020s 137,768 t 167,171 t 29,403 t Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen, Egypt or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 151,283 t against 134,562 t in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen between Egypt and Western Africa?
16,721 t, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Western Africa rank globally for leaching — cropland nitrogen?
Egypt ranks 22nd and Western Africa ranks 20th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).