Canada vs Western Africa: Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus

Canada
430,338 t
in 2023
Western Africa
643,431 t
in 2023
Canada rank
8th
Western Africa rank
16th

Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Canada
  • Western Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 643,431 t against 430,338 t in Canada, a difference of 213,093 t.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Africa ahead.

Canada ranks 8th and Western Africa ranks 16th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 126,152 t 118,049 t 8,103 t Canada
1970s 158,685 t 127,210 t 31,475 t Canada
1980s 211,594 t 160,156 t 51,439 t Canada
1990s 270,224 t 274,738 t 4,514 t Western Africa
2000s 294,384 t 377,285 t 82,901 t Western Africa
2010s 418,913 t 501,823 t 82,910 t Western Africa
2020s 431,656 t 624,781 t 193,124 t Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus, Canada or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 643,431 t against 430,338 t in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus between Canada and Western Africa?
213,093 t, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Western Africa rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland phosphorus?
Canada ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus
Unit
t
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
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 (%).