Uruguay vs Western Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Uruguay
100.7 kg/ha
in 2023
Western Africa
6.33 kg/ha
in 2023
Uruguay rank
25th
Western Africa rank
27th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Uruguay
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 100.7 kg/ha against 6.33 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 94.37 kg/ha.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 15.9 times Western Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Uruguay ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 27th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3.72 kg/ha 0.2059 kg/ha 3.51 kg/ha Uruguay
1970s 8.52 kg/ha 1.03 kg/ha 7.49 kg/ha Uruguay
1980s 13.19 kg/ha 2.56 kg/ha 10.62 kg/ha Uruguay
1990s 23.89 kg/ha 3.2 kg/ha 20.69 kg/ha Uruguay
2000s 36.44 kg/ha 3.17 kg/ha 33.28 kg/ha Uruguay
2010s 55.92 kg/ha 5.78 kg/ha 50.14 kg/ha Uruguay
2020s 97.18 kg/ha 6.98 kg/ha 90.21 kg/ha Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Uruguay or Western Africa?
Uruguay, at 100.7 kg/ha against 6.33 kg/ha in Western Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Uruguay and Western Africa?
94.37 kg/ha, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Uruguay and Western Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Uruguay ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 27th 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 (%).