Northern Africa vs Polynesia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Northern Africa
- Polynesia
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 25.87 kg/ha against -14.34 kg/ha in Polynesia, a difference of 40.21 kg/ha.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.8 times Polynesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.
Northern Africa ranks 19th and Polynesia ranks 17th of 29 groups.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.26 kg/ha | -51.67 kg/ha | 55.93 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 1970s | 11.68 kg/ha | -44.43 kg/ha | 56.12 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 1980s | 21.16 kg/ha | -27.2 kg/ha | 48.36 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 1990s | 21.1 kg/ha | -15.98 kg/ha | 37.08 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 26.99 kg/ha | -25.97 kg/ha | 52.96 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 24.67 kg/ha | -20.75 kg/ha | 45.42 kg/ha | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 27.32 kg/ha | -13.04 kg/ha | 40.36 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, Northern Africa or Polynesia?
- Northern Africa, at 25.87 kg/ha against -14.34 kg/ha in Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Northern Africa and Polynesia?
- 40.21 kg/ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Polynesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Northern Africa and Polynesia rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Northern Africa ranks 19th and Polynesia ranks 17th of 29 groups.
- 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 (%).