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Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1991

1991, as FAO’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1991 covers 158 countries on 5 measures. Singapore is highest, at 2,621.99; Mauritius is lowest, at -70.55. The middle country reads 24.06. Against 1990, 157 values changed (75 up, 82 down), 1 country joined.

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Cropland Nitrogen Balance · Data for 1991

HighestSingapore

2,621.99

LowestMauritius

-70.55

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, 1991, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 158 countries · select a heading to sort

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1991: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia2,621.992,656.89534.9021.3143,146
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia409.62483.48373.86415.2782,867
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa363.82500.591136.77227.322546
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia295.04315.31920.2836.4331,475
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe261.80328.21866.42220.237303,317
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia248.29322.39274.10122.985614,696
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia235.54334.48098.93529.579208,222
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe228.00341.037113.03733.14589,992
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia222.98253.65930.67512.09313,379
South KoreaKOREastern Asia216.63293.73077.09626.247452,983
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa190.14330.806140.67042.523502,530
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe186.78261.73974.95528.63780,435
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe175.51212.13136.62017.2632,282
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe170.81257.15986.34733.5771,132,998
QatarQATWestern Asia163.05180.15817.1089.4961,794
NorwayNORNorthern Europe148.08183.12435.04519.138132,086
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean147.17190.78643.62022.8632,620
DominicaDMACaribbean146.80180.34533.54818.6022,349
ChinaCHNEastern Asia139.49212.27472.78534.28818,464,780
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia138.39138.5980.2070.149346
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe137.74227.26589.52339.391352,344
IcelandISLNorthern Europe122.96123.3010.3400.27616,723
GermanyDEUWestern Europe120.30202.13081.82840.4831,420,405
Costa RicaCRICentral America116.11170.26554.15531.80759,796
FranceFRAWestern Europe111.40190.72679.32641.5922,120,751

02In 1991

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Singapore2,621.99
  2. Hong Kong409.62
  3. Djibouti363.82
  4. Kuwait295.04
  5. Netherlands261.80

Lowest

  1. Mauritius-70.55
  2. Solomon Islands-52.94
  3. Eswatini-39.05
  4. Vanuatu-26.57
  5. Kiribati-25.91

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 24.06. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Nitrogen inputs (kg per hectare)

    HighestSingapore2,656.895

    LowestNiger6.059

    Middle country: 56.907

  • Nitrogen removed in harvests (kg per hectare)

    HighestMauritius210.873

    LowestMicronesia0.207

    Middle country: 28.014

  • Nitrogen use efficiency (%)

    HighestSolomon Islands531.321

    LowestMicronesia0.149

    Middle country: 49.545

  • Nitrogen balance, whole country (tonnes)

    HighestChina18,464,780

    LowestArgentina-34,262

    Middle country: 26,998

031990 → 1991

Since 1990

What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 157values changed, of 157 in both
  • 75 · 82rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Micronesia

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 1991.

  • Which end is better

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

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 158 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) (1991). Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cropland-nitrogen-balance/1991

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07Questions

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1991: questions and answers

Which country has the highest cropland nitrogen balance in Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1991?

Singapore, at 2,621.99, of the 158 countries in the file.

What year does Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1991 describe?

1991.

How many countries does Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1991 cover?

158.

Where can I download Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 1991?

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, 1991 the newest?

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

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