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

Southern Asia
11.52 billion kg
in 2050
USSR
2.33 billion kg
in 1991
Southern Asia rank
3rd
USSR rank
6th

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

  • Southern Asia
  • USSR
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How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 11.52 billion kg against 2.33 billion kg in USSR, a difference of 9.19 billion kg.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 4.9 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Southern Asia ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 6th of 33 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Southern Asia averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Asia USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 287.78 million kg 677.57 million kg 389.79 million kg USSR
1970s 979.50 million kg 1.97 billion kg 987.03 million kg USSR
1980s 2.27 billion kg 3.06 billion kg 784.90 million kg USSR
1990s 3.22 billion kg 2.48 billion kg 741.79 million kg Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Southern Asia or USSR?
Southern Asia, at 11.52 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 Southern Asia and USSR?
9.19 billion kg, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Southern Asia and USSR rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Southern Asia ranks 3rd 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).