Germany vs Northern America: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Germany
- Northern America
How they compare
Germany currently reports 5.07 kg/ha against 2.08 kg/ha in Northern America, a difference of 2.99 kg/ha.
That makes Germany's figure about 2.4 times Northern America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 16th and Northern America ranks 14th of 186 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.35 kg/ha | 1.45 kg/ha | 1.9 kg/ha | Germany |
| 1970s | 4.07 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha | 2.5 kg/ha | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.69 kg/ha | 1.56 kg/ha | 3.13 kg/ha | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.25 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 3.64 kg/ha | Germany |
| 2000s | 5.35 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 3.72 kg/ha | Germany |
| 2010s | 5.35 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 3.54 kg/ha | Germany |
| 2020s | 5.28 kg/ha | 1.99 kg/ha | 3.29 kg/ha | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Germany or Northern America?
- Germany, at 5.07 kg/ha against 2.08 kg/ha in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Germany and Northern America?
- 2.99 kg/ha, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Northern America rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Germany ranks 16th and Northern America ranks 14th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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 (%).