Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs USSR: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
951,791 t
in 2023
USSR
12.20 million t
in 1991
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
5th
USSR rank
4th

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • USSR
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

USSR currently reports 12.20 million t against 951,791 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 11.25 million t.

That makes USSR's figure about 12.8 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 18 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 51,243 t 5.49 million t 5.44 million t USSR
1970s 165,833 t 9.85 million t 9.68 million t USSR
1980s 489,211 t 14.43 million t 13.94 million t USSR
1990s 560,438 t 12.21 million t 11.65 million t USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or USSR?
USSR, at 12.20 million t against 951,791 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 1991.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and USSR?
11.25 million t, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and USSR rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 18 countries.
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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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
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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 (%).