Caribbean vs South Africa: Input — Cropland nitrogen

Caribbean
326,954 t
in 2023
South Africa
846,098 t
in 2023
Caribbean rank
27th
South Africa rank
30th

Input — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Caribbean
  • South Africa
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 846,098 t against 326,954 t in Caribbean, a difference of 519,144 t.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.6 times Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Caribbean ahead.

Caribbean ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th of 29 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 336,928 t 214,122 t 122,806 t Caribbean
1970s 452,169 t 386,739 t 65,430 t Caribbean
1980s 574,991 t 502,675 t 72,315 t Caribbean
1990s 440,444 t 503,537 t 63,093 t South Africa
2000s 352,529 t 543,228 t 190,699 t South Africa
2010s 397,042 t 633,086 t 236,045 t South Africa
2020s 358,388 t 854,389 t 496,000 t South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen, Caribbean or South Africa?
South Africa, at 846,098 t against 326,954 t in Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen between Caribbean and South Africa?
519,144 t, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Caribbean and South Africa rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen?
Caribbean ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Input — Cropland nitrogen
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 (%).