Ethiopia vs South Africa: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Ethiopia
18.65 kg/ha
in 2023
South Africa
19.06 kg/ha
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
34th
South Africa rank
33rd

Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 19.06 kg/ha against 18.65 kg/ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.41 kg/ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 186 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 6.99 kg/ha 5.15 kg/ha 1.84 kg/ha Ethiopia
2000s 8.32 kg/ha 6.01 kg/ha 2.31 kg/ha Ethiopia
2010s 14.14 kg/ha 9.71 kg/ha 4.44 kg/ha Ethiopia
2020s 18.35 kg/ha 16.93 kg/ha 1.42 kg/ha Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Ethiopia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 19.06 kg/ha against 18.65 kg/ha in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Ethiopia and South Africa?
0.41 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Ethiopia ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue 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 residue 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, 13,500 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 (%).