Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1990

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Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1990: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Country	Cropland nitrogen balance (kg per hectare)	Nitrogen inputs (kg per hectare)	Nitrogen removed in harvests (kg per hectare)	Nitrogen use efficiency (%)	Nitrogen balance, whole country (tonnes)
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2,213.595	2,256.1021	42.507	1.88	4,427
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	537.921	744.2445	206.324	27.72	538
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	509.785	569.5940	59.810	10.50	2,549
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	451.135	526.5710	75.436	14.33	3,158
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	262.224	324.1706	61.947	19.11	643,619
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	257.986	330.1772	72.192	21.86	298,902
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	236.030	347.8710	111.842	32.15	93,845
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	232.095	329.1983	97.103	29.50	206,565
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	224.101	307.9578	83.857	27.23	472,629
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	192.639	267.9673	75.328	28.11	82,133
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	189.517	274.6470	85.130	31.00	1,267,110
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	182.658	316.9348	134.277	42.37	483,679
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	174.332	212.4283	38.097	17.93	2,266
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	158.300	185.6124	27.312	14.71	8,707
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	150.115	188.7236	38.608	20.46	129,700
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	142.932	238.2906	95.359	40.02	367,477
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	136.435	167.0079	30.573	18.31	96,050
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	136.382	209.3001	72.918	34.84	17,906,943
DominicaDMACaribbean	134.582	167.9791	33.397	19.88	2,153
QatarQATWestern Asia	132.067	145.5808	13.513	9.28	1,453
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	128.205	204.1192	75.914	37.19	1,591,538
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	128.046	128.2408	0.195	0.15	17,414
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	119.842	163.9366	44.095	26.90	498,061
FranceFRAWestern Europe	111.944	189.4643	77.520	40.92	2,126,211
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	106.175	183.4203	77.246	42.11	159,793

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 24.731. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

• Nitrogen inputs (kg per hectare)

  HighestSingapore2,256.1021

  LowestNiger5.6727

  Middle country: 60.8486

• Nitrogen removed in harvests (kg per hectare)

  HighestDjibouti206.324

  LowestIceland0.195

  Middle country: 28.235

• Nitrogen use efficiency (%)

  HighestVanuatu484.11

  LowestIceland0.15

  Middle country: 47.20

• Nitrogen balance, whole country (tonnes)

  HighestChina17,906,943

  LowestCôte d’Ivoire-18,974

  Middle country: 28,824

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