Norway vs South Africa: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area

Norway
31.93 kg/ha
in 2023
South Africa
31.45 kg/ha
in 2023
Norway rank
54th
South Africa rank
57th

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area over time

  • Norway
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 31.93 kg/ha against 31.45 kg/ha in South Africa, a difference of 0.48 kg/ha.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 57th of 186 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 24.39 kg/ha 5.92 kg/ha 18.48 kg/ha Norway
1970s 36.6 kg/ha 8.11 kg/ha 28.49 kg/ha Norway
1980s 43.73 kg/ha 8.9 kg/ha 34.83 kg/ha Norway
1990s 44.93 kg/ha 9.2 kg/ha 35.72 kg/ha Norway
2000s 45.27 kg/ha 11.13 kg/ha 34.14 kg/ha Norway
2010s 46.23 kg/ha 16.94 kg/ha 29.29 kg/ha Norway
2020s 47.1 kg/ha 28.81 kg/ha 18.29 kg/ha Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area, Norway or South Africa?
Norway, at 31.93 kg/ha against 31.45 kg/ha in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area between Norway and South Africa?
0.48 kg/ha, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
Norway ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 57th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).