South Africa vs Southern Europe: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium

South Africa
390,350 t
in 2023
Southern Europe
868,094 t
in 2023
South Africa rank
24th
Southern Europe rank
23rd

Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium over time

  • South Africa
  • Southern Europe
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How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 868,094 t against 390,350 t in South Africa, a difference of 477,744 t.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 2.2 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 73,204 t 858,503 t 785,298 t Southern Europe
1970s 101,871 t 1.01 million t 912,782 t Southern Europe
1980s 113,613 t 1.11 million t 994,631 t Southern Europe
1990s 126,513 t 1.03 million t 903,104 t Southern Europe
2000s 150,847 t 979,244 t 828,398 t Southern Europe
2010s 210,992 t 973,253 t 762,261 t Southern Europe
2020s 357,659 t 1.04 million t 684,175 t Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop residue removal — cropland potassium, South Africa or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 868,094 t against 390,350 t in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in crop residue removal — cropland potassium between South Africa and Southern Europe?
477,744 t, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Southern Europe rank globally for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
South Africa ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 23rd 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
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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 (%).