Africa vs Australia: Input — Cropland phosphorus
Input — Cropland phosphorus over time
- Africa
- Australia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 1.27 million t against 310,864 t in Australia, a difference of 959,016 t.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 16th and Australia ranks 15th of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 6 and Australia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 268,966 t | 269,423 t | 456.78 t | Australia |
| 1970s | 450,201 t | 283,971 t | 166,230 t | Africa |
| 1980s | 639,671 t | 272,981 t | 366,690 t | Africa |
| 1990s | 625,801 t | 305,442 t | 320,359 t | Africa |
| 2000s | 680,285 t | 341,854 t | 338,431 t | Africa |
| 2010s | 1.02 million t | 311,722 t | 704,901 t | Africa |
| 2020s | 1.25 million t | 348,804 t | 898,982 t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus, Africa or Australia?
- Africa, at 1.27 million t against 310,864 t in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus between Africa and Australia?
- 959,016 t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Australia rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus?
- Africa ranks 16th and Australia ranks 15th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland phosphorus. 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 (%).