Northern America vs USSR: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Northern America
- USSR
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 12.05 million t against 7.78 million t in USSR, a difference of 4.27 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.5 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 6th and USSR ranks 4th of 29 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.06 million t | 2.26 million t | 1.80 million t | Northern America |
| 1970s | 7.38 million t | 6.56 million t | 826,467 t | Northern America |
| 1980s | 8.83 million t | 10.20 million t | 1.37 million t | USSR |
| 1990s | 9.31 million t | 8.26 million t | 1.05 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Northern America or USSR?
- Northern America, at 12.05 million t against 7.78 million t in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Northern America and USSR?
- 4.27 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Northern America and USSR rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Northern America ranks 6th and USSR ranks 4th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).