United States of America vs USSR: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen

United States of America
13.77 million t
in 2023
USSR
4.37 million t
in 1991
United States of America rank
8th
USSR rank
5th

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • United States of America
  • USSR
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 13.77 million t against 4.37 million t in USSR, a difference of 9.41 million t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.2 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 8th and USSR ranks 5th of 29 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 4.95 million t 3.77 million t 1.18 million t United States of America
1970s 6.83 million t 4.86 million t 1.97 million t United States of America
1980s 8.13 million t 4.86 million t 3.27 million t United States of America
1990s 8.48 million t 5.04 million t 3.44 million t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outputs — cropland nitrogen, United States of America or USSR?
United States of America, at 13.77 million t against 4.37 million t in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in outputs — cropland nitrogen between United States of America and USSR?
9.41 million t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do United States of America and USSR rank globally for outputs — cropland nitrogen?
United States of America ranks 8th and USSR ranks 5th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Outputs — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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 (%).