Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Brazil

Brazil: Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 220.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
220.97 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
2nd
of 87 countries
All-time high
220.97 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.6229 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil is 220.97 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 220.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6229 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.

Brazil ranks 2nd of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 0.6229 kg per square kilometre —
1962 0.8023 kg per square kilometre +28.8%
1963 0.8162 kg per square kilometre +1.7%
1964 0.8255 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
1965 1.15 kg per square kilometre +39.8%
1966 1.31 kg per square kilometre +13.7%
1967 1.61 kg per square kilometre +22.6%
1968 1.7 kg per square kilometre +5.7%
1969 2.38 kg per square kilometre +39.9%
1970 3.43 kg per square kilometre +44.3%
1971 4.59 kg per square kilometre +33.6%
1972 6.45 kg per square kilometre +40.6%
1973 10.32 kg per square kilometre +60.1%
1974 15.46 kg per square kilometre +49.8%
1975 18.52 kg per square kilometre +19.8%
1976 20.74 kg per square kilometre +12.0%
1977 23 kg per square kilometre +10.9%
1978 20.92 kg per square kilometre -9.0%
1979 22.32 kg per square kilometre +6.7%
1980 28.16 kg per square kilometre +26.2%
1981 27.62 kg per square kilometre -1.9%
1982 24.94 kg per square kilometre -9.7%
1983 26.66 kg per square kilometre +6.9%
1984 29.48 kg per square kilometre +10.5%
1985 33.36 kg per square kilometre +13.2%
1986 26.84 kg per square kilometre -19.5%
1987 30.56 kg per square kilometre +13.8%
1988 33.6 kg per square kilometre +9.9%
1989 42.25 kg per square kilometre +25.8%
1990 36.93 kg per square kilometre -12.6%
1991 29.13 kg per square kilometre -21.1%
1992 33.32 kg per square kilometre +14.4%
1993 38.52 kg per square kilometre +15.6%
1994 42.21 kg per square kilometre +9.6%
1995 43.2 kg per square kilometre +2.3%
1996 38.64 kg per square kilometre -10.6%
1997 43.67 kg per square kilometre +13.0%
1998 51.35 kg per square kilometre +17.6%
1999 50.68 kg per square kilometre -1.3%
2000 53.42 kg per square kilometre +5.4%
2001 59.17 kg per square kilometre +10.8%
2002 66.9 kg per square kilometre +13.1%
2003 80.15 kg per square kilometre +19.8%
2004 81.96 kg per square kilometre +2.2%
2005 85.65 kg per square kilometre +4.5%
2006 85.7 kg per square kilometre +0.1%
2007 89.21 kg per square kilometre +4.1%
2008 92.23 kg per square kilometre +3.4%
2009 90.36 kg per square kilometre -2.0%
2010 104.44 kg per square kilometre +15.6%
2011 111.65 kg per square kilometre +6.9%
2012 103.75 kg per square kilometre -7.1%
2013 124.4 kg per square kilometre +19.9%
2014 132.98 kg per square kilometre +6.9%
2015 146.8 kg per square kilometre +10.4%
2016 147.1 kg per square kilometre +0.2%
2017 167.26 kg per square kilometre +13.7%
2018 171.72 kg per square kilometre +2.7%
2019 169.56 kg per square kilometre -1.3%
2020 179.19 kg per square kilometre +5.7%
2021 195.41 kg per square kilometre +9.1%
2022 184.1 kg per square kilometre -5.8%
2023 220.97 kg per square kilometre +20.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 220.97 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.65 kg per square kilometre, 134.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 220.97 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.36 kg per square kilometre, 161.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.25 kg per square kilometre 0.6229 kg per square kilometre 2.38 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 14.58 kg per square kilometre 3.43 kg per square kilometre 23 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 30.35 kg per square kilometre 24.94 kg per square kilometre 42.25 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 40.76 kg per square kilometre 29.13 kg per square kilometre 51.35 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 78.47 kg per square kilometre 53.42 kg per square kilometre 92.23 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 137.97 kg per square kilometre 103.75 kg per square kilometre 171.72 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 194.92 kg per square kilometre 179.19 kg per square kilometre 220.97 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 Paraguay 331.35 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Argentina 141.51 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Ukraine 108.51 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Togo 103.04 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil?
Soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Brazil was 220.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 220.97 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6229 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Brazil rank for soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 2nd out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
Is soya beans — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Soya beans — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Soya beans — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Soya beans — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
89 places, 3,907 data points, 1961–2023
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Soya beans — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.