Americas vs USSR: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Americas
8.61 billion kg
in 2050
USSR
2.33 billion kg
in 1991
Americas rank
6th
USSR rank
6th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • Americas
  • USSR
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 8.61 billion kg against 2.33 billion kg in USSR, a difference of 6.28 billion kg.

That makes Americas's figure about 3.7 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 6th and USSR ranks 6th of 33 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 1.73 billion kg 677.57 million kg 1.05 billion kg Americas
1970s 3.32 billion kg 1.97 billion kg 1.35 billion kg Americas
1980s 4.27 billion kg 3.06 billion kg 1.21 billion kg Americas
1990s 4.52 billion kg 2.48 billion kg 2.04 billion kg Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Americas or USSR?
Americas, at 8.61 billion kg against 2.33 billion kg in USSR as of 2050.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Americas and USSR?
6.28 billion kg, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Americas and USSR rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Americas ranks 6th and USSR ranks 6th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).