France vs Portugal: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

France
38.69 kg/ha
in 2023
Portugal
37.61 kg/ha
in 2023
France rank
53rd
Portugal rank
56th

Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • France
  • Portugal
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How they compare

France currently reports 38.69 kg/ha against 37.61 kg/ha in Portugal, a difference of 1.08 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 56th of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 40.47 kg/ha 21.36 kg/ha 19.11 kg/ha France
1970s 48.68 kg/ha 23.4 kg/ha 25.28 kg/ha France
1980s 49.02 kg/ha 29.39 kg/ha 19.64 kg/ha France
1990s 45.21 kg/ha 31.88 kg/ha 13.33 kg/ha France
2000s 43.37 kg/ha 39.83 kg/ha 3.54 kg/ha France
2010s 41.17 kg/ha 45.19 kg/ha 4.02 kg/ha Portugal
2020s 40.09 kg/ha 42.18 kg/ha 2.1 kg/ha Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area, France or Portugal?
France, at 38.69 kg/ha against 37.61 kg/ha in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area between France and Portugal?
1.08 kg/ha, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
France ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 56th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied — 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
Manure applied — 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
232 places, 13,437 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).