South America vs Switzerland: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- South America
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.91 kg/ha against 0.8297 kg/ha in South America, a difference of 3.08 kg/ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 4.7 times South America's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 29 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6234 kg/ha | 2.78 kg/ha | 2.16 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.6704 kg/ha | 3.48 kg/ha | 2.81 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.63 kg/ha | 4.23 kg/ha | 3.6 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.597 kg/ha | 4.81 kg/ha | 4.22 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.4984 kg/ha | 4.52 kg/ha | 4.02 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5559 kg/ha | 4.38 kg/ha | 3.82 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.7903 kg/ha | 4.14 kg/ha | 3.35 kg/ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area, South America or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.91 kg/ha against 0.8297 kg/ha in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area between South America and Switzerland?
- 3.08 kg/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South America and Switzerland rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- South America ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 29 groups.
- 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.
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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 (%).