Mexico vs South Africa: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Mexico
42.69 kg/ha
in 2023
South Africa
44.2 kg/ha
in 2023
Mexico rank
91st
South Africa rank
88th

Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 44.2 kg/ha against 42.69 kg/ha in Mexico, a difference of 1.51 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 88th of 186 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 21.97 kg/ha 14.19 kg/ha 7.78 kg/ha Mexico
1970s 29.03 kg/ha 20.65 kg/ha 8.38 kg/ha Mexico
1980s 34.87 kg/ha 22.76 kg/ha 12.11 kg/ha Mexico
1990s 30.91 kg/ha 20.7 kg/ha 10.21 kg/ha Mexico
2000s 33.65 kg/ha 23.89 kg/ha 9.77 kg/ha Mexico
2010s 41.4 kg/ha 30.39 kg/ha 11.01 kg/ha Mexico
2020s 41.6 kg/ha 40.76 kg/ha 0.8386 kg/ha Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Mexico or South Africa?
South Africa, at 44.2 kg/ha against 42.69 kg/ha in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Mexico and South Africa?
1.51 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Mexico ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 88th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,483 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).