USSR vs World: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- USSR
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 85.33 million t against 12.20 million t in USSR, a difference of 73.13 million t.
That makes World's figure about 7.0 times USSR's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
USSR ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 201 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.49 million t | 26.94 million t | 21.45 million t | World |
| 1970s | 9.85 million t | 46.88 million t | 37.04 million t | World |
| 1980s | 14.43 million t | 70.36 million t | 55.93 million t | World |
| 1990s | 12.21 million t | 73.92 million t | 61.71 million t | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, USSR or World?
- World, at 85.33 million t against 12.20 million t in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between USSR and World?
- 73.13 million t, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and World?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do USSR and World rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- USSR ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 201 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 (%).