Egypt vs South America: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Egypt
96.92 kg/ha
in 2023
South America
24.28 kg/ha
in 2023
Egypt rank
9th
South America rank
9th

Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Egypt
  • South America
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 96.92 kg/ha against 24.28 kg/ha in South America, a difference of 72.64 kg/ha.

That makes Egypt's figure about 4.0 times South America's.

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

Egypt ranks 9th and South America ranks 9th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South America Difference Ahead
1960s 29.11 kg/ha 5.56 kg/ha 23.55 kg/ha Egypt
1970s 45.92 kg/ha 7.51 kg/ha 38.41 kg/ha Egypt
1980s 82.53 kg/ha 8.65 kg/ha 73.89 kg/ha Egypt
1990s 87.1 kg/ha 11.99 kg/ha 75.11 kg/ha Egypt
2000s 104.92 kg/ha 15.96 kg/ha 88.96 kg/ha Egypt
2010s 98.9 kg/ha 19.82 kg/ha 79.08 kg/ha Egypt
2020s 100.01 kg/ha 25.03 kg/ha 74.97 kg/ha Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Egypt or South America?
Egypt, at 96.92 kg/ha against 24.28 kg/ha in South America as of 2023.
What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Egypt and South America?
72.64 kg/ha, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and South America rank globally for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Egypt ranks 9th and South America ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Volatilisation — 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
Volatilisation — 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 (%).