Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in USSR

USSR: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was -4.6 kg/ha in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
-4.6 kg/ha
Change on year
up 50.4%
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
-2.73 kg/ha
in 1984
All-time low
-11.29 kg/ha
in 1973
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in USSR, 1961–1991

-12-10-8-6-4-21961197619911961: -7.8 kg/ha1962: -7.9 kg/ha1963: -5 kg/ha1964: -9.4 kg/ha1965: -6.5 kg/ha1966: -10.3 kg/ha1967: -8.2 kg/ha1968: -9.8 kg/ha1969: -8.3 kg/ha1970: -10.1 kg/ha1971: -8.8 kg/ha1972: -6.8 kg/ha1973: -11.3 kg/ha1974: -8.3 kg/ha1975: -2.9 kg/ha1976: -10 kg/ha1977: -7.6 kg/ha1978: -10.7 kg/ha1979: -6 kg/ha1980: -5.8 kg/ha1981: -3.2 kg/ha1982: -5.2 kg/ha1983: -4.7 kg/ha1984: -2.7 kg/ha1985: -3.5 kg/ha1986: -4.5 kg/ha1987: -4 kg/ha1988: -3.2 kg/ha1989: -6.5 kg/ha1990: -9.3 kg/ha1991: -4.6 kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

USSR recorded -4.6 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 1991.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.4% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in USSR peaked at -2.73 kg/ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, -11.29 kg/ha, in 1973.

That places USSR 169th out of 186 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in USSR, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 -7.78 kg/ha —
1962 -7.86 kg/ha +1.1%
1963 -5.04 kg/ha -35.9%
1964 -9.45 kg/ha +87.5%
1965 -6.54 kg/ha -30.8%
1966 -10.33 kg/ha +57.9%
1967 -8.19 kg/ha -20.7%
1968 -9.81 kg/ha +19.8%
1969 -8.28 kg/ha -15.6%
1970 -10.09 kg/ha +21.9%
1971 -8.79 kg/ha -12.9%
1972 -6.81 kg/ha -22.6%
1973 -11.29 kg/ha +65.9%
1974 -8.31 kg/ha -26.4%
1975 -2.9 kg/ha -65.1%
1976 -10.02 kg/ha +246.0%
1977 -7.6 kg/ha -24.2%
1978 -10.73 kg/ha +41.2%
1979 -6.04 kg/ha -43.7%
1980 -5.77 kg/ha -4.6%
1981 -3.24 kg/ha -43.8%
1982 -5.24 kg/ha +61.6%
1983 -4.67 kg/ha -10.9%
1984 -2.73 kg/ha -41.5%
1985 -3.51 kg/ha +28.3%
1986 -4.45 kg/ha +26.9%
1987 -4.03 kg/ha -9.4%
1988 -3.23 kg/ha -20.0%
1989 -6.5 kg/ha +101.4%
1990 -9.27 kg/ha +42.7%
1991 -4.6 kg/ha -50.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -8.14 kg/ha -10.33 kg/ha -5.04 kg/ha 9
1970s -8.26 kg/ha -11.29 kg/ha -2.9 kg/ha 10
1980s -4.34 kg/ha -6.5 kg/ha -2.73 kg/ha 10
1990s -6.94 kg/ha -9.27 kg/ha -4.6 kg/ha 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 166 Kazakhstan -1.53 kg/ha
  2. 167 Mali -1.56 kg/ha compare
  3. 168 Equatorial Guinea -4.07 kg/ha compare
  4. 170 Sudan (former) -5.16 kg/ha compare
  5. 171 Ethiopia PDR -7.53 kg/ha compare
  6. 172 Ghana -8.11 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in USSR?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in USSR was -4.6 kg/ha in 1991, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in USSR?
The highest recorded value was -2.73 kg/ha in 1984.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was -11.29 kg/ha in 1973.
How does USSR rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
USSR ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 1991.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient balance — 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 (%).