India vs South Africa: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- India
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 19.06 kg/ha against 18.59 kg/ha in India, a difference of 0.47 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.69 kg/ha | 3.14 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | India |
| 1970s | 5.78 kg/ha | 4.25 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | India |
| 1980s | 7.45 kg/ha | 4.6 kg/ha | 2.85 kg/ha | India |
| 1990s | 9.92 kg/ha | 4.87 kg/ha | 5.05 kg/ha | India |
| 2000s | 11.35 kg/ha | 6.01 kg/ha | 5.34 kg/ha | India |
| 2010s | 14.56 kg/ha | 9.71 kg/ha | 4.86 kg/ha | India |
| 2020s | 17.77 kg/ha | 16.93 kg/ha | 0.8444 kg/ha | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area, India or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 19.06 kg/ha against 18.59 kg/ha in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area between India and South Africa?
- 0.47 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and South Africa rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- India ranks 35th 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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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 (%).