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Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1986

1986, as FAO’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1986 covers 157 countries on 5 measures. Singapore is highest, at 1,175.683; Mauritius is lowest, at -91.593. The middle country reads 21.034. Against 1985, 157 values changed (85 up, 72 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cropland Nitrogen Balance · Data for 1986

HighestSingapore

1,175.683

LowestMauritius

-91.593

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, 1986, 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, 1986: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia1,175.6831,260.86585.1826.7564,703
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia625.926704.97679.05011.2132,504
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia425.927507.82881.90116.1283,407
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa408.244535.093126.84923.706408
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe317.637387.02869.39117.929368,014
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia243.359301.89558.53619.389595,572
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa229.225342.892113.66733.150588,419
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe220.773282.49061.71721.84794,272
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia219.364323.483104.11932.187194,796
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe203.768293.75589.98730.63395,547
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe193.275276.83883.56330.1851,354,470
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean189.244268.84479.60029.6082,082
South KoreaKOREastern Asia183.235266.36883.13431.210392,306
BahrainBHRWestern Asia171.217184.34913.1327.1231,027
GermanyDEUWestern Europe167.465242.08874.62330.8252,079,917
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe165.843202.18636.34317.9752,156
NorwayNORNorthern Europe160.410188.07227.66314.708139,396
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe154.985233.47578.49033.618403,581
IcelandISLNorthern Europe130.796131.1570.3610.27517,657
BulgariaBGREastern Europe127.786172.95445.16826.116528,141
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe126.942163.92836.98622.56290,510
FranceFRAWestern Europe123.994186.45862.46433.5002,393,325
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia120.211128.1057.8946.162962
AustriaAUTWestern Europe113.649180.83567.18637.153171,950
SurinameSURSouth America112.370183.71771.34638.8357,192

02In 1986

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Singapore1,175.683
  2. Kuwait625.926
  3. Hong Kong425.927
  4. Djibouti408.244
  5. Netherlands317.637

Lowest

  1. Mauritius-91.593
  2. Solomon Islands-81.495
  3. Eswatini-49.909
  4. Vanuatu-40.256
  5. Kiribati-39.402

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 21.034. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Nitrogen inputs (kg per hectare)

    HighestSingapore1,260.865

    LowestNiger5.656

    Middle country: 54.598

  • Nitrogen removed in harvests (kg per hectare)

    HighestMauritius212.375

    LowestIceland0.361

    Middle country: 27.663

  • Nitrogen use efficiency (%)

    HighestKiribati776.517

    LowestIceland0.275

    Middle country: 47.532

  • Nitrogen balance, whole country (tonnes)

    HighestChina12,517,911

    LowestAustralia-62,303

    Middle country: 22,589

031985 → 1986

Since 1985

What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 157values changed, of 157 in both
  • 85 · 72rose · 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 1986.

  • 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) (1986). Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cropland-nitrogen-balance/1986

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07Questions

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1986: questions and answers

Which country has the highest cropland nitrogen balance in Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1986?

Singapore, at 1,175.683, of the 157 countries in the file.

What year does Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1986 describe?

1986.

How many countries does Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1986 cover?

157.

Where can I download Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1986?

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, 1986 the newest?

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

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