Northern America vs USSR: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use

Northern America
14.64 million t
in 2024
USSR
7.78 million t
in 1991
Northern America rank
3rd
USSR rank
4th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Northern America
  • USSR
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 14.64 million t against 7.78 million t in USSR, a difference of 6.86 million t.

That makes Northern America's figure about 1.9 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.

Northern America ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 4th of 10 groups.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 4.98 million t 2.26 million t 2.73 million t Northern America
1970s 9.10 million t 6.56 million t 2.54 million t Northern America
1980s 10.90 million t 10.20 million t 705,817 t Northern America
1990s 11.46 million t 8.26 million t 3.20 million t Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, Northern America or USSR?
Northern America, at 14.64 million t against 7.78 million t in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use between Northern America and USSR?
6.86 million t, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Northern America and USSR rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use?
Northern America ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 4th of 10 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 12,827 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf