Canada vs South Africa: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 17.23 kg/ha against 16.84 kg/ha in Canada, a difference of 0.39 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Canada ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 116th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.17 kg/ha | 5.58 kg/ha | 0.4131 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 6.26 kg/ha | 7.93 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 7.77 kg/ha | 9.03 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 9.97 kg/ha | 8.6 kg/ha | 1.37 kg/ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 11.28 kg/ha | 10.04 kg/ha | 1.25 kg/ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 16.31 kg/ha | 12.76 kg/ha | 3.55 kg/ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 16.89 kg/ha | 16.21 kg/ha | 0.6792 kg/ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area, Canada or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 17.23 kg/ha against 16.84 kg/ha in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area between Canada and South Africa?
- 0.39 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Canada ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 116th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. 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 (%).