Brazil vs Europe: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area

Brazil
43.27 kg/ha
in 2023
Europe
10.42 kg/ha
in 2023
Brazil rank
16th
Europe rank
16th

Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time

  • Brazil
  • Europe
1020304050196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 43.27 kg/ha against 10.42 kg/ha in Europe, a difference of 32.85 kg/ha.

That makes Brazil's figure about 4.2 times Europe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.

Brazil ranks 16th and Europe ranks 16th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Europe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 7.38 kg/ha 15.96 kg/ha 8.59 kg/ha Europe
1970s 15.5 kg/ha 23.02 kg/ha 7.52 kg/ha Europe
1980s 15.09 kg/ha 26.56 kg/ha 11.47 kg/ha Europe
1990s 19.32 kg/ha 15.76 kg/ha 3.56 kg/ha Brazil
2000s 28.77 kg/ha 11.44 kg/ha 17.33 kg/ha Brazil
2010s 37.71 kg/ha 11.37 kg/ha 26.35 kg/ha Brazil
2020s 47.89 kg/ha 11.13 kg/ha 36.76 kg/ha Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus per unit area, Brazil or Europe?
Brazil, at 43.27 kg/ha against 10.42 kg/ha in Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Brazil and Europe?
32.85 kg/ha, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Europe rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
Brazil ranks 16th and Europe ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Input — Cropland phosphorus 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
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 (%).