Middle Africa vs South Africa: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium over time
- Middle Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 390,350 t against 268,626 t in Middle Africa, a difference of 121,724 t.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Middle Africa ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 24th of 18 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Middle Africa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74,491 t | 73,204 t | 1,287 t | Middle Africa |
| 1970s | 82,192 t | 101,871 t | 19,678 t | South Africa |
| 1980s | 91,840 t | 113,613 t | 21,773 t | South Africa |
| 1990s | 101,012 t | 126,513 t | 25,501 t | South Africa |
| 2000s | 126,237 t | 150,847 t | 24,610 t | South Africa |
| 2010s | 222,277 t | 210,992 t | 11,285 t | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 260,758 t | 357,659 t | 96,901 t | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland potassium, Middle Africa or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 390,350 t against 268,626 t in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland potassium between Middle Africa and South Africa?
- 121,724 t, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Middle Africa and South Africa rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Middle Africa ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 24th of 18 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium. 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 (%).