Ireland vs Southern Africa: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Ireland
96.78 kg/ha
in 2023
Southern Africa
41.41 kg/ha
in 2023
Ireland rank
16th
Southern Africa rank
17th

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Ireland
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 96.78 kg/ha against 41.41 kg/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 55.37 kg/ha.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.3 times Southern Africa's.

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

Ireland ranks 16th and Southern Africa ranks 17th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 57.38 kg/ha 13.46 kg/ha 43.91 kg/ha Ireland
1970s 71.49 kg/ha 19.57 kg/ha 51.92 kg/ha Ireland
1980s 94.01 kg/ha 21.92 kg/ha 72.09 kg/ha Ireland
1990s 105.47 kg/ha 20.18 kg/ha 85.29 kg/ha Ireland
2000s 94.28 kg/ha 23.2 kg/ha 71.07 kg/ha Ireland
2010s 105.4 kg/ha 29.11 kg/ha 76.28 kg/ha Ireland
2020s 105.47 kg/ha 38.55 kg/ha 66.92 kg/ha Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Ireland or Southern Africa?
Ireland, at 96.78 kg/ha against 41.41 kg/ha in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Ireland and Southern Africa?
55.37 kg/ha, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Southern Africa rank globally for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Ireland ranks 16th and Southern Africa ranks 17th 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
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 (%).