Nigeria vs South America: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium

Nigeria
613,349 t
in 2023
South America
1.27 million t
in 2023
Nigeria rank
16th
South America rank
19th

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium over time

  • Nigeria
  • South America
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

South America currently reports 1.27 million t against 613,349 t in Nigeria, a difference of 652,361 t.

That makes South America's figure about 2.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.

Nigeria ranks 16th and South America ranks 19th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South America Difference Ahead
1960s 172,809 t 586,888 t 414,079 t South America
1970s 202,746 t 752,782 t 550,035 t South America
1980s 310,351 t 835,056 t 524,705 t South America
1990s 409,978 t 744,710 t 334,732 t South America
2000s 599,889 t 693,373 t 93,484 t South America
2010s 585,649 t 862,905 t 277,256 t South America
2020s 619,108 t 1.23 million t 606,424 t South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland potassium, Nigeria or South America?
South America, at 1.27 million t against 613,349 t in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland potassium between Nigeria and South America?
652,361 t, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and South America rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
Nigeria ranks 16th and South America ranks 19th of 186 countries.
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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Indicator
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
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
Last refreshed

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 (%).