Australia and New Zealand vs South America: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 3.32 million t against 635,031 t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 2.68 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 5.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th and South America ranks 9th of 186 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,419 t | 433,345 t | 382,925 t | South America |
| 1970s | 87,087 t | 701,746 t | 614,659 t | South America |
| 1980s | 123,283 t | 971,280 t | 847,996 t | South America |
| 1990s | 228,568 t | 1.27 million t | 1.05 million t | South America |
| 2000s | 300,633 t | 1.88 million t | 1.58 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 398,868 t | 2.62 million t | 2.22 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 587,928 t | 3.45 million t | 2.86 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen, Australia and New Zealand or South America?
- South America, at 3.32 million t against 635,031 t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen between Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 2.68 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 12th 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. 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 (%).