Australia vs Western Africa: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Australia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 643,431 t against 365,317 t in Australia, a difference of 278,114 t.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.8 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 16th of 186 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,693 t | 118,049 t | 62,356 t | Western Africa |
| 1970s | 75,385 t | 127,210 t | 51,824 t | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 108,141 t | 160,156 t | 52,014 t | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 140,637 t | 274,738 t | 134,101 t | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 171,568 t | 377,285 t | 205,717 t | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 216,738 t | 501,823 t | 285,085 t | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 280,632 t | 624,781 t | 344,149 t | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus, Australia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 643,431 t against 365,317 t in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus between Australia and Western Africa?
- 278,114 t, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Western Africa rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus?
- Australia ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 16th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).