Brazil vs United States of America: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Brazil
228.06 kg/ha
in 2023
United States of America
89.02 kg/ha
in 2023
Brazil rank
1st
United States of America rank
4th

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Brazil
  • United States of America
050100150200250196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 228.06 kg/ha against 89.02 kg/ha in United States of America, a difference of 139.04 kg/ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.6 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 26.72 kg/ha 27.35 kg/ha 0.6333 kg/ha United States of America
1970s 35.2 kg/ha 36.08 kg/ha 0.8824 kg/ha United States of America
1980s 44.89 kg/ha 42.94 kg/ha 1.95 kg/ha Brazil
1990s 66.71 kg/ha 51.04 kg/ha 15.67 kg/ha Brazil
2000s 102.6 kg/ha 63.62 kg/ha 38.98 kg/ha Brazil
2010s 159.35 kg/ha 80.58 kg/ha 78.78 kg/ha Brazil
2020s 202.96 kg/ha 88.08 kg/ha 114.88 kg/ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Brazil or United States of America?
Brazil, at 228.06 kg/ha against 89.02 kg/ha in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Brazil and United States of America?
139.04 kg/ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Brazil ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
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
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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 (%).