Australia vs South Africa: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 236,565 t against 200,528 t in Australia, a difference of 36,037 t.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,605 t | 38,804 t | 10,199 t | South Africa |
| 1970s | 31,062 t | 53,424 t | 22,362 t | South Africa |
| 1980s | 49,738 t | 58,640 t | 8,901 t | South Africa |
| 1990s | 67,538 t | 66,897 t | 640.23 t | Australia |
| 2000s | 85,340 t | 81,452 t | 3,888 t | Australia |
| 2010s | 131,210 t | 120,909 t | 10,301 t | Australia |
| 2020s | 163,855 t | 210,134 t | 46,279 t | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen, Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 236,565 t against 200,528 t in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen between Australia and South Africa?
- 36,037 t, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen?
- Australia ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 17th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).