Italy vs Northern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Italy
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Northern Europe currently reports 1.46 million t against 596,806 t in Italy, a difference of 863,274 t.
That makes Northern Europe's figure about 2.4 times Italy's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 20th and Northern Europe ranks 21st of 186 countries.
Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 640,451 t | 1.73 million t | 1.08 million t | Northern Europe |
| 1970s | 947,727 t | 2.40 million t | 1.45 million t | Northern Europe |
| 1980s | 1.14 million t | 2.78 million t | 1.64 million t | Northern Europe |
| 1990s | 939,972 t | 2.18 million t | 1.24 million t | Northern Europe |
| 2000s | 764,142 t | 1.65 million t | 885,532 t | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 629,118 t | 1.56 million t | 929,127 t | Northern Europe |
| 2020s | 584,955 t | 1.49 million t | 909,110 t | Northern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Italy or Northern Europe?
- Northern Europe, at 1.46 million t against 596,806 t in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Italy and Northern Europe?
- 863,274 t, with Northern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Northern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Northern Europe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Italy ranks 20th and Northern Europe ranks 21st of 186 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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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 (%).