Northern America vs USSR: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium over time
- Northern America
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 5.09 million t against 3.97 million t in Northern America, a difference of 1.12 million t.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.3 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 29 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 million t | 1.59 million t | 668,962 t | Northern America |
| 1970s | 3.65 million t | 4.20 million t | 555,279 t | USSR |
| 1980s | 3.89 million t | 6.11 million t | 2.23 million t | USSR |
| 1990s | 3.66 million t | 5.09 million t | 1.42 million t | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium, Northern America or USSR?
- USSR, at 5.09 million t against 3.97 million t in Northern America as of 1991.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium between Northern America and USSR?
- 1.12 million t, with USSR 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 potassium?
- Northern America ranks 5th 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 potassium. 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 (%).