Middle Africa vs Switzerland: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Middle Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 55.75 kg/ha against 2.54 kg/ha in Middle Africa, a difference of 53.21 kg/ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 22.0 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 38 regions.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.604 kg/ha | 62.06 kg/ha | 61.46 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.9721 kg/ha | 77.85 kg/ha | 76.87 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.28 kg/ha | 81.03 kg/ha | 79.76 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.39 kg/ha | 69.74 kg/ha | 68.35 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.84 kg/ha | 61.24 kg/ha | 59.4 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.23 kg/ha | 59.86 kg/ha | 57.63 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 2.48 kg/ha | 56.03 kg/ha | 53.55 kg/ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Middle Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 55.75 kg/ha against 2.54 kg/ha in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Middle Africa and Switzerland?
- 53.21 kg/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Middle Africa and Switzerland rank globally for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Middle Africa ranks 35th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 38 regions.
- 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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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 (%).