Europe vs USSR: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen

Europe
8.84 million t
in 2023
USSR
12.20 million t
in 1991
Europe rank
7th
USSR rank
4th

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Europe
  • USSR
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M196119922023

How they compare

USSR currently reports 12.20 million t against 8.84 million t in Europe, a difference of 3.36 million t.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.4 times Europe's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 7th and USSR ranks 4th of 32 groups.

Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 13.34 million t 5.49 million t 7.85 million t Europe
1970s 21.17 million t 9.85 million t 11.32 million t Europe
1980s 26.81 million t 14.43 million t 12.38 million t Europe
1990s 22.60 million t 12.21 million t 10.40 million t Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Europe or USSR?
USSR, at 12.20 million t against 8.84 million t in Europe as of 1991.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Europe and USSR?
3.36 million t, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Europe and USSR rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
Europe ranks 7th and USSR ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).