South Africa vs Southern Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen over time
- South Africa
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 361,852 t against 236,565 t in South Africa, a difference of 125,287 t.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 17th and Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,804 t | 335,006 t | 296,202 t | Southern Europe |
| 1970s | 53,424 t | 415,986 t | 362,562 t | Southern Europe |
| 1980s | 58,640 t | 466,188 t | 407,548 t | Southern Europe |
| 1990s | 66,897 t | 439,264 t | 372,366 t | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 81,452 t | 414,283 t | 332,831 t | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 120,909 t | 406,367 t | 285,458 t | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 210,134 t | 427,634 t | 217,500 t | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen, South Africa or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 361,852 t against 236,565 t in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen between South Africa and Southern Europe?
- 125,287 t, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Southern Europe rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen?
- South Africa ranks 17th and Southern Europe ranks 23rd 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 (%).