Brazil vs France: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Brazil
87.4 kg/ha
in 2023
France
89.39 kg/ha
in 2023
Brazil rank
33rd
France rank
32nd

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Brazil
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 89.39 kg/ha against 87.4 kg/ha in Brazil, a difference of 1.99 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

Brazil ranks 33rd and France ranks 32nd of 186 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil France Difference Ahead
1960s 2.28 kg/ha 41.36 kg/ha 39.08 kg/ha France
1970s 9.62 kg/ha 83.46 kg/ha 73.84 kg/ha France
1980s 11.95 kg/ha 113.04 kg/ha 101.09 kg/ha France
1990s 20.16 kg/ha 113.18 kg/ha 93.02 kg/ha France
2000s 35.44 kg/ha 104.3 kg/ha 68.86 kg/ha France
2010s 56.63 kg/ha 100.74 kg/ha 44.12 kg/ha France
2020s 86.26 kg/ha 91.89 kg/ha 5.62 kg/ha France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Brazil or France?
France, at 89.39 kg/ha against 87.4 kg/ha in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Brazil and France?
1.99 kg/ha, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and France rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Brazil ranks 33rd and France ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
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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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).