Mexico vs United States of America: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen

Mexico
1.08 million t
in 2023
United States of America
5.51 million t
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
United States of America rank
11th

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Mexico
  • United States of America
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 5.51 million t against 1.08 million t in Mexico, a difference of 4.43 million t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.1 times Mexico's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 11th of 186 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 123,138 t 4.10 million t 3.97 million t United States of America
1970s 489,754 t 6.91 million t 6.42 million t United States of America
1980s 971,584 t 7.41 million t 6.44 million t United States of America
1990s 942,853 t 7.41 million t 6.46 million t United States of America
2000s 790,683 t 6.88 million t 6.09 million t United States of America
2010s 943,212 t 6.34 million t 5.40 million t United States of America
2020s 995,717 t 5.86 million t 4.87 million t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Mexico or United States of America?
United States of America, at 5.51 million t against 1.08 million t in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Mexico and United States of America?
4.43 million t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
Mexico ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 11th 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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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 (%).