China vs South Africa: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area over time
- China
- South Africa
How they compare
China currently reports 46.45 kg/ha against 9.4 kg/ha in South Africa, a difference of 37.05 kg/ha.
That makes China's figure about 4.9 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
China ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 18th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.12 kg/ha | 7.24 kg/ha | 0.1259 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 13.57 kg/ha | 11.86 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | China |
| 1980s | 21.27 kg/ha | 12.7 kg/ha | 8.56 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 34.52 kg/ha | 7.94 kg/ha | 26.59 kg/ha | China |
| 2000s | 43.88 kg/ha | 6.62 kg/ha | 37.25 kg/ha | China |
| 2010s | 52.3 kg/ha | 8.89 kg/ha | 43.41 kg/ha | China |
| 2020s | 47.01 kg/ha | 10.54 kg/ha | 36.47 kg/ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus per unit area, China or South Africa?
- China, at 46.45 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 China and South Africa?
- 37.05 kg/ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and South Africa rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- China ranks 15th 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 (%).