Brazil vs South Africa: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 43.27 kg/ha against 9.4 kg/ha in South Africa, a difference of 33.87 kg/ha.
That makes Brazil's figure about 4.6 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th of 201 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.38 kg/ha | 7.24 kg/ha | 0.1346 kg/ha | Brazil |
| 1970s | 15.5 kg/ha | 11.86 kg/ha | 3.64 kg/ha | Brazil |
| 1980s | 15.09 kg/ha | 12.7 kg/ha | 2.39 kg/ha | Brazil |
| 1990s | 19.32 kg/ha | 7.94 kg/ha | 11.39 kg/ha | Brazil |
| 2000s | 28.77 kg/ha | 6.62 kg/ha | 22.14 kg/ha | Brazil |
| 2010s | 37.71 kg/ha | 8.89 kg/ha | 28.83 kg/ha | Brazil |
| 2020s | 47.89 kg/ha | 10.54 kg/ha | 37.35 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 South Africa?
- Brazil, at 43.27 kg/ha against 9.4 kg/ha in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus per unit area between Brazil and South Africa?
- 33.87 kg/ha, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Brazil ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th 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
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 (%).