Africa vs Brazil: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Africa
0.9193 kg/ha
in 2023
Brazil
2.65 kg/ha
in 2023
Africa rank
22nd
Brazil rank
23rd

Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Africa
  • Brazil
0.511.522.5196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.65 kg/ha against 0.9193 kg/ha in Africa, a difference of 1.73 kg/ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.9 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 22nd and Brazil ranks 23rd of 32 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9875 kg/ha 0.7798 kg/ha 0.2077 kg/ha Africa
1970s 0.9713 kg/ha 1.06 kg/ha 0.0932 kg/ha Brazil
1980s 0.9337 kg/ha 0.961 kg/ha 0.0273 kg/ha Brazil
1990s 0.9228 kg/ha 1.03 kg/ha 0.1028 kg/ha Brazil
2000s 0.9017 kg/ha 1.28 kg/ha 0.3792 kg/ha Brazil
2010s 0.8535 kg/ha 1.76 kg/ha 0.9042 kg/ha Brazil
2020s 0.918 kg/ha 2.38 kg/ha 1.46 kg/ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Africa or Brazil?
Brazil, at 2.65 kg/ha against 0.9193 kg/ha in Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Africa and Brazil?
1.73 kg/ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Brazil?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa and Brazil rank globally for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Africa ranks 22nd and Brazil ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed — 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
Seed — 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, 13,483 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 (%).