Africa vs Bulgaria: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Africa
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 99.03 kg/ha against 15.21 kg/ha in Africa, a difference of 83.82 kg/ha.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 6.5 times Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 25th and Bulgaria ranks 27th of 29 groups.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.02 kg/ha | 48.42 kg/ha | 45.41 kg/ha | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 6.22 kg/ha | 85.03 kg/ha | 78.81 kg/ha | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 9.52 kg/ha | 122.13 kg/ha | 112.61 kg/ha | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 9.8 kg/ha | 49.14 kg/ha | 39.34 kg/ha | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 11.1 kg/ha | 52.86 kg/ha | 41.76 kg/ha | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 12.94 kg/ha | 89.97 kg/ha | 77.03 kg/ha | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 15.28 kg/ha | 102.24 kg/ha | 86.97 kg/ha | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Africa or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 99.03 kg/ha against 15.21 kg/ha in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Africa and Bulgaria?
- 83.82 kg/ha, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Bulgaria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Bulgaria rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Africa ranks 25th and Bulgaria ranks 27th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).