Asia vs USSR: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen

Asia
12.98 million t
in 2023
USSR
5.71 million t
in 1991
Asia rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st

Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Asia
  • USSR
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How they compare

Asia currently reports 12.98 million t against 5.71 million t in USSR, a difference of 7.28 million t.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.3 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Asia ahead.

Asia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 32 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 4.77 million t 4.45 million t 323,007 t Asia
1970s 5.79 million t 5.24 million t 553,077 t Asia
1980s 7.00 million t 5.86 million t 1.13 million t Asia
1990s 8.06 million t 5.77 million t 2.28 million t Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manure applied — cropland nitrogen, Asia or USSR?
Asia, at 12.98 million t against 5.71 million t in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in manure applied — cropland nitrogen between Asia and USSR?
7.28 million t, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Asia and USSR rank globally for manure applied — cropland nitrogen?
Asia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied — 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
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).