Data for 1961

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1961

1961, as FAO’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1961 covers 157 countries on 5 measures. Djibouti is highest, at 679.811; Barbados is lowest, at -92.792. The middle country reads 7.374.

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Cropland Nitrogen Balance · Data for 1961

HighestDjibouti

679.811

LowestBarbados

-92.792

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

157countries
5measures per country
1961the year it describes
157distinct values4 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1961: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	679.811	685.66	5.846	0.85	679.8
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	325.500	355.91	30.414	8.55	4,557.0
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	313.743	328.02	14.278	4.35	313.7
QatarQATWestern Asia	249.227	281.19	31.967	11.37	249.2
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	210.517	312.92	102.398	32.72	186,097.0
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	160.064	227.91	67.846	29.77	2,240.9
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	145.045	188.68	43.638	23.13	59,221.7
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	138.525	198.96	60.434	30.38	160,494.9
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	112.034	131.08	19.045	14.53	96,012.8
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	105.963	110.23	4.269	3.87	66,121.1
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	104.954	105.26	0.309	0.29	12,594.5
DominicaDMACaribbean	99.882	123.53	23.650	19.14	1,498.2
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	97.521	130.49	32.974	25.27	711,412.4
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	91.779	131.03	39.255	29.96	1,167,789.8
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	91.528	129.78	38.255	29.48	257,834.8
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	85.138	144.09	58.952	40.91	178,364.5
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	81.355	183.76	102.409	55.73	406.8
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	68.002	103.89	35.891	34.55	119,275.9
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	58.463	81.53	23.071	28.30	1,052.3
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	56.603	60.00	3.398	5.66	452.8
JapanJPNEastern Asia	56.590	128.58	71.985	55.99	340,106.2
BahamasBHSCaribbean	54.301	66.62	12.319	18.49	488.7
FranceFRAWestern Europe	48.326	73.96	25.636	34.66	1,034,418.7
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	47.773	73.82	26.052	35.29	169,736.6
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	44.577	60.80	16.225	26.69	21,352.2
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	44.098	87.90	43.803	49.83	5,468.2
IsraelISRWestern Asia	39.798	64.73	24.934	38.52	15,799.9
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	38.836	52.02	13.189	25.35	25,243.2
ItalyITASouthern Europe	35.956	62.47	26.518	42.45	561,194.1
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	35.665	59.00	23.335	39.55	164,737.7
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	35.020	51.32	16.302	31.76	106,356.2
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	34.505	56.33	21.827	38.75	358,614.6
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	33.441	56.62	23.181	40.94	188,073.8
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	30.644	47.61	16.964	35.63	8,519.0
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	29.289	54.72	25.434	46.48	108,370.2
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	28.298	55.36	27.062	48.88	51,814.1
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	27.673	53.44	25.764	48.21	245,739.1
SurinameSURSouth America	27.035	72.56	45.527	62.74	946.2
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	26.780	94.02	67.243	71.52	68,769.9
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	26.178	33.53	7.347	21.92	392.7
SpainESPSouthern Europe	23.612	36.65	13.039	35.58	489,469.3
PolandPOLEastern Europe	23.415	56.37	32.955	58.46	378,759.7
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	23.322	40.07	16.752	41.80	62,169.1
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	22.563	41.91	19.350	46.17	5,911.5
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	21.664	35.31	13.644	38.64	63,649.2
SenegalSENWestern Africa	21.595	37.49	15.893	42.40	63,641.1
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	20.947	45.80	24.853	54.26	126,101.4
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	19.749	31.75	11.998	37.79	199,861.9
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	19.203	74.02	54.822	74.06	12,570.1
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	18.880	47.96	29.083	60.64	1,970,159.4
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	17.859	34.99	17.133	48.96	2,875,015.7
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	17.497	51.42	33.925	65.97	38,058.2
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	17.486	27.18	9.695	35.67	6,977.1
Costa RicaCRICentral America	16.515	36.23	19.718	54.42	7,927.1
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	15.944	23.04	7.096	30.80	4,336.7
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	15.913	44.14	28.223	63.95	10,311.3
PeruPERSouth America	15.676	58.99	43.314	73.43	30,662.3
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	15.498	32.20	16.704	51.87	176,567.4
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	15.026	32.04	17.016	53.11	285.5
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	14.866	34.24	19.376	56.59	6,095.1
United StatesUSANorthern America	14.356	38.74	24.383	62.94	2,620,037.6
PanamaPANCentral America	14.109	27.13	13.024	48.00	7,957.3
HondurasHNDCentral America	13.898	21.82	7.920	36.30	20,569.3
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	13.262	40.64	27.383	67.37	13,203.2
UruguayURYSouth America	12.756	20.56	7.802	37.95	31,978.3
VenezuelaVENSouth America	11.784	20.55	8.762	42.65	41,030.9
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	11.282	44.65	33.366	74.73	17,350.9
BrazilBRASouth America	10.744	34.56	23.817	68.91	337,847.0
ColombiaCOLSouth America	10.538	33.22	22.678	68.27	52,372.6
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	10.314	26.93	16.611	61.69	14,027.5
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	10.288	14.76	4.477	30.32	4,115.1
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	9.469	22.47	13.005	57.87	378.8
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	8.658	23.21	14.555	62.70	13,298.7
NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.369	22.21	13.846	62.33	9,875.3
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	7.966	12.70	4.734	37.27	13,845.6
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	7.964	16.25	8.285	50.99	23,096.4
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	7.613	23.72	16.104	67.90	16,330.4
HaitiHTICaribbean	7.457	29.25	21.793	74.51	8,649.9
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	7.374	16.02	8.650	53.98	226,589.6
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	6.813	13.32	6.506	48.85	3,972.1
ParaguayPRYSouth America	6.797	24.10	17.305	71.80	5,511.9
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	6.650	30.01	23.358	77.84	126,178.0
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	6.408	21.55	15.146	70.27	18,358.1
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	6.162	8.22	2.062	25.07	3,956.3
BeninBENWestern Africa	5.730	17.93	12.202	68.05	5,572.4
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	5.685	20.05	14.367	71.65	642.4
BoliviaBOLSouth America	5.240	14.28	9.043	63.31	7,555.7
KenyaKENEastern Africa	4.243	14.85	10.609	71.43	15,813.8
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	3.921	10.10	6.178	61.18	11,820.5
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	3.896	9.22	5.322	57.74	9,961.0
IranIRNSouthern Asia	3.492	11.54	8.051	69.75	53,321.1
MexicoMEXCentral America	3.370	19.83	16.462	83.01	70,160.9
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	3.338	10.58	7.241	68.45	1,828.4
ChileCHLSouth America	3.189	14.96	11.767	78.68	12,233.1
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	3.162	32.81	29.649	90.36	398.4
MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.150	18.99	15.837	83.41	5,348.1
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	3.039	8.54	5.498	64.40	16,746.0
CanadaCANNorthern America	2.905	13.27	10.369	78.12	106,586.3
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2.736	12.48	9.748	78.08	21,205.8
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	2.681	45.74	43.061	94.14	2,654.5
GabonGABMiddle Africa	2.624	12.50	9.880	79.01	380.5
EcuadorECUSouth America	2.605	22.34	19.740	88.34	6,537.9
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	2.544	4.18	1.632	39.08	5,012.0
NigerNERWestern Africa	2.463	5.12	2.652	51.84	28,326.3
TogoTGOWestern Africa	2.350	6.88	4.533	65.86	4,394.0
GuineaGINWestern Africa	2.196	7.85	5.656	72.03	6,931.6
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1.661	7.54	5.883	77.98	11,575.3
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.757	11.98	11.227	93.69	4.5
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.674	4.99	4.316	86.49	4,762.8
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.655	12.67	12.010	94.83	17,797.0
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.558	8.76	8.202	93.63	3,347.9
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.555	11.70	11.142	95.26	200.2
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.531	4.34	3.809	87.77	2,254.9
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.522	8.58	8.053	93.91	1,426.6
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.362	12.92	12.559	97.20	4,414.2
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.213	7.87	7.658	97.30	1,356.8
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.178	9.31	9.136	98.09	6.2
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	-0.050	18.59	18.641	100.27	-30.5
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	-0.106	20.73	20.833	100.51	-96.3
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	-0.329	7.20	7.525	104.57	-1,041.7
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	-1.066	7.09	8.157	115.03	-153.5
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	-1.070	9.21	10.276	111.62	-7,435.0
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	-1.111	33.19	34.297	103.35	-7,665.2
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	-2.481	14.53	17.011	117.08	-9,969.5
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	-2.601	13.88	16.484	118.73	-6,888.7
IraqIRQWestern Asia	-3.144	5.85	8.993	153.76	-14,777.8
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	-3.197	3.38	6.578	194.53	-3,740.0
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	-3.910	10.30	14.210	137.96	-98,398.4
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	-4.165	7.00	11.160	159.54	-13,745.0
ArgentinaARGSouth America	-4.742	15.33	20.074	130.93	-92,326.5
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	-4.746	11.20	15.941	142.39	-69,057.1
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	-4.761	73.34	78.102	106.49	-42.9
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	-5.869	10.22	16.085	157.45	-469.5
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	-6.504	24.36	30.865	126.70	-13.0
BelizeBLZCentral America	-6.910	20.80	27.714	133.21	-290.2
YemenYEMWestern Asia	-6.931	5.96	12.888	216.35	-9,266.9
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	-12.255	14.97	27.221	181.89	-4,975.5
JordanJORWestern Asia	-12.487	12.53	25.020	199.63	-3,671.1
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	-21.366	4.22	25.582	606.86	-833.3
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	-22.142	39.25	61.388	156.42	-310.0
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-23.072	11.17	34.242	306.55	-10,082.6
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	-23.729	6.80	30.531	448.86	-806.8
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	-24.221	49.49	73.708	148.95	-6,685.1
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	-36.023	7.91	43.935	555.31	-144.1
SamoaWSMPolynesia	-36.887	8.13	45.013	553.90	-2,028.8
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	-39.094	7.13	46.225	648.21	-3,127.5
FijiFJIMelanesia	-40.080	24.17	64.250	265.83	-6,172.4
NauruNRUMicronesia	-44.297	26.05	70.348	270.05	-13.3
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-44.511	7.50	52.007	693.81	-2,225.6
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	-50.921	38.48	89.402	232.33	-407.4
GuyanaGUYSouth America	-57.461	105.39	162.856	154.52	-6,049.3
CubaCUBCaribbean	-61.394	72.33	133.719	184.89	-101,299.2
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	-63.581	63.32	126.899	200.41	-5,849.4
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	-70.872	131.10	201.971	154.06	-6,520.2
TongaTONPolynesia	-71.779	12.69	84.466	665.76	-1,866.2
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	-75.304	24.74	100.043	404.39	-1,204.9
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	-92.792	217.63	310.421	142.64	-1,577.5

02In 1961

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Djibouti679.811
Singapore325.500
Kuwait313.743
Qatar249.227
Taiwan210.517

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 7.374. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Nitrogen inputs (kg per hectare)
HighestDjibouti685.66
LowestSaudi Arabia3.38
Middle country: 27.13
Nitrogen removed in harvests (kg per hectare)
HighestBarbados310.421
LowestIceland0.309
Middle country: 17.133
Nitrogen use efficiency (%)
HighestSolomon Islands693.81
LowestIceland0.29
Middle country: 65.97
Nitrogen balance, whole country (tonnes)
HighestIndia2,875,015.7
LowestCuba-101,299.2
Middle country: 5,911.5

03Caveats

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