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

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
951,791 t
in 2023
Western Europe
2.07 million t
in 2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
5th
Western Europe rank
17th

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Western Europe
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 2.07 million t against 951,791 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 1.12 million t.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 2.2 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th and Western Europe ranks 17th of 18 groups.

Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 51,243 t 3.23 million t 3.18 million t Western Europe
1970s 165,833 t 4.60 million t 4.43 million t Western Europe
1980s 489,211 t 5.17 million t 4.68 million t Western Europe
1990s 640,265 t 4.13 million t 3.49 million t Western Europe
2000s 930,442 t 3.36 million t 2.43 million t Western Europe
2010s 720,558 t 3.00 million t 2.28 million t Western Europe
2020s 928,842 t 2.29 million t 1.36 million t Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 2.07 million t against 951,791 t in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Western Europe?
1.12 million t, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Western Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Western Europe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 5th and Western Europe ranks 17th of 18 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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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 (%).