Melanesia vs Northern America: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Melanesia
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 83.16 kg/ha against 45.49 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 37.67 kg/ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.8 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 6th of 18 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 3 and Northern America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.79 kg/ha | 25.72 kg/ha | 22.07 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 46.29 kg/ha | 33.54 kg/ha | 12.75 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 49.63 kg/ha | 40.07 kg/ha | 9.56 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 45.16 kg/ha | 47.95 kg/ha | 2.8 kg/ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 44.11 kg/ha | 58.85 kg/ha | 14.75 kg/ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 46.02 kg/ha | 76.09 kg/ha | 30.07 kg/ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 43.46 kg/ha | 82.4 kg/ha | 38.94 kg/ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Melanesia or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 83.16 kg/ha against 45.49 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Melanesia and Northern America?
- 37.67 kg/ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Northern America rank globally for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Melanesia ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 6th of 18 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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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 (%).