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Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968

1968, as FAO’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968 covers 157 countries on 5 measures. Djibouti is highest, at 726.445; Barbados is lowest, at -89.264. The middle country reads 10.790. Against 1967, 157 values changed (105 up, 52 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cropland Nitrogen Balance · Data for 1968

HighestDjibouti

726.445

LowestBarbados

-89.264

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.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 157 countries · select a heading to sort

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa726.445736.2029.7581.33726
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia452.453493.78441.3328.37452
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia429.382479.68850.30610.495,153
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia202.047271.50469.45725.582,627
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe193.061253.86460.80223.95223,681
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe192.502248.38755.88622.5072,400
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia191.319309.040117.72138.09172,187
QatarQATWestern Asia169.592285.858116.26740.67170
IcelandISLNorthern Europe136.425136.5680.1430.1016,371
NorwayNORNorthern Europe123.951146.98523.03415.67104,490
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe123.349165.87442.52625.64910,559
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe122.257172.73250.47529.22331,194
GermanyDEUWestern Europe119.202176.60657.40432.501,490,625
South KoreaKOREastern Asia101.796166.55064.75438.88236,064
BulgariaBGREastern Europe100.692129.41728.72522.20458,953
AustriaAUTWestern Europe97.722144.75047.02832.49163,391
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe89.592115.43725.84522.391,254
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia86.52792.4585.9326.4267,231
DominicaDMACaribbean85.159110.17625.01722.711,448
BahamasBHSCaribbean80.465101.46320.99820.70724
JapanJPNEastern Asia74.146146.07971.93349.24437,238
FranceFRAWestern Europe74.145114.92040.77635.481,431,212
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa70.263190.398120.13563.10351
HungaryHUNEastern Europe68.82199.52830.70830.85386,290
SwedenSWENorthern Europe65.800104.03538.23436.75199,441

02In 1968

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Djibouti726.445
  2. Kuwait452.453
  3. Singapore429.382
  4. Hong Kong202.047
  5. Netherlands193.061

Lowest

  1. Barbados-89.264
  2. Mauritius-72.299
  3. Maldives-57.525
  4. Fiji-50.595
  5. Saint Kitts and Nevis-48.857

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 10.790. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Nitrogen inputs (kg per hectare)

    HighestDjibouti736.202

    LowestSaudi Arabia2.644

    Middle country: 35.305

  • Nitrogen removed in harvests (kg per hectare)

    HighestBarbados309.284

    LowestIceland0.143

    Middle country: 21.656

  • Nitrogen use efficiency (%)

    HighestMaldives764.44

    LowestIceland0.10

    Middle country: 63.93

  • Nitrogen balance, whole country (tonnes)

    HighestUnited States5,166,151

    LowestAustralia-183,440

    Middle country: 9,091

031967 → 1968

Since 1967

What changed between 1967 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 157values changed, of 157 in both
  • 105 · 52rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2025 release

    Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1968.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 157 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1968). Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968 [data set], describing 1968. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cropland-nitrogen-balance/1968

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07Questions

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968: questions and answers

Which country has the highest cropland nitrogen balance in Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968?

Djibouti, at 726.445, of the 157 countries in the file.

What year does Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968 describe?

1968.

How many countries does Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968 cover?

157.

Where can I download Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1968 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 2023.

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