Africa vs Spain: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Africa
- Spain
How they compare
Africa currently reports 3.93 million t against 1.04 million t in Spain, a difference of 2.89 million t.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.8 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Africa ranks 15th and Spain ranks 17th of 32 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 600,607 t | 576,991 t | 23,616 t | Africa |
| 1970s | 1.16 million t | 890,728 t | 266,333 t | Africa |
| 1980s | 1.78 million t | 1.05 million t | 731,738 t | Africa |
| 1990s | 1.89 million t | 1.17 million t | 726,124 t | Africa |
| 2000s | 2.19 million t | 1.12 million t | 1.07 million t | Africa |
| 2010s | 2.99 million t | 1.09 million t | 1.89 million t | Africa |
| 2020s | 3.81 million t | 971,647 t | 2.84 million t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Africa or Spain?
- Africa, at 3.93 million t against 1.04 million t in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Africa and Spain?
- 2.89 million t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Spain rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Africa ranks 15th and Spain ranks 17th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — 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 (%).