Guinea vs South Africa: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen

Guinea
148,465 t
in 2023
South Africa
210,680 t
in 2023
Guinea rank
24th
South Africa rank
20th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Guinea
  • South Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 210,680 t against 148,465 t in Guinea, a difference of 62,215 t.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Guinea ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 14,666 t 40,359 t 25,693 t South Africa
1970s 17,994 t 39,508 t 21,513 t South Africa
1980s 21,313 t 36,037 t 14,724 t South Africa
1990s 30,722 t 33,669 t 2,947 t South Africa
2000s 42,977 t 41,948 t 1,029 t Guinea
2010s 91,990 t 93,607 t 1,617 t South Africa
2020s 133,201 t 163,657 t 30,456 t South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, Guinea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 210,680 t against 148,465 t in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between Guinea and South Africa?
62,215 t, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guinea and South Africa rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
Guinea ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,870 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).