India vs South America: Input — Cropland phosphorus
Input — Cropland phosphorus over time
- India
- South America
How they compare
India currently reports 4.13 million t against 3.58 million t in South America, a difference of 554,160 t.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.
India ranks 4th and South America ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and South America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 362,658 t | 430,353 t | 67,696 t | South America |
| 1970s | 589,305 t | 935,309 t | 346,004 t | South America |
| 1980s | 1.16 million t | 1.23 million t | 67,261 t | South America |
| 1990s | 1.86 million t | 1.45 million t | 407,752 t | India |
| 2000s | 2.66 million t | 2.33 million t | 330,481 t | India |
| 2010s | 3.51 million t | 3.22 million t | 292,329 t | India |
| 2020s | 4.10 million t | 3.94 million t | 167,438 t | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus, India or South America?
- India, at 4.13 million t against 3.58 million t in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus between India and South America?
- 554,160 t, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and South America rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus?
- India ranks 4th and South America ranks 6th of 201 countries.
- 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 (%).