South America vs Viet Nam: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen

South America
8.48 million t
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.49 million t
in 2023
South America rank
7th
Viet Nam rank
3rd

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • South America
  • Viet Nam
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

South America currently reports 8.48 million t against 1.49 million t in Viet Nam, a difference of 6.99 million t.

That makes South America's figure about 5.7 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

South America ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South America Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 528,295 t 177,302 t 350,993 t South America
1970s 1.58 million t 274,301 t 1.31 million t South America
1980s 2.38 million t 380,201 t 2.00 million t South America
1990s 3.10 million t 832,965 t 2.27 million t South America
2000s 4.87 million t 1.10 million t 3.77 million t South America
2010s 6.32 million t 1.25 million t 5.07 million t South America
2020s 8.54 million t 1.34 million t 7.20 million t South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, South America or Viet Nam?
South America, at 8.48 million t against 1.49 million t in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between South America and Viet Nam?
6.99 million t, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Viet Nam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South America and Viet Nam rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
South America ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 29 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
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 (%).