Melanesia vs Northern Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Melanesia
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 25.87 kg/ha against -10.16 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 36.03 kg/ha.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.5 times Melanesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 16th and Northern Africa ranks 19th of 18 countries.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -29.55 kg/ha | 4.26 kg/ha | 33.81 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 1970s | -20.82 kg/ha | 11.68 kg/ha | 32.5 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 1980s | -20.85 kg/ha | 21.16 kg/ha | 42.01 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 1990s | -16.27 kg/ha | 21.1 kg/ha | 37.37 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | -14.73 kg/ha | 26.99 kg/ha | 41.72 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | -13 kg/ha | 24.67 kg/ha | 37.67 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | -7.75 kg/ha | 27.32 kg/ha | 35.07 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Melanesia or Northern Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 25.87 kg/ha against -10.16 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Melanesia and Northern Africa?
- 36.03 kg/ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Northern Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Northern Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Melanesia ranks 16th and Northern Africa ranks 19th of 18 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — 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 (%).