Italy vs Western Africa: Input — Cropland potassium

Italy
502,884 t
in 2023
Western Africa
682,821 t
in 2023
Italy rank
22nd
Western Africa rank
24th

Input — Cropland potassium over time

  • Italy
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 682,821 t against 502,884 t in Italy, a difference of 179,937 t.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 22nd and Western Africa ranks 24th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Western Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 727,383 t 148,447 t 578,937 t Italy
1970s 818,781 t 193,707 t 625,074 t Italy
1980s 923,666 t 262,640 t 661,026 t Italy
1990s 838,405 t 333,968 t 504,437 t Italy
2000s 672,642 t 420,939 t 251,703 t Italy
2010s 527,236 t 589,320 t 62,084 t Western Africa
2020s 511,806 t 717,897 t 206,091 t Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland potassium, Italy or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 682,821 t against 502,884 t in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland potassium between Italy and Western Africa?
179,937 t, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Western Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Western Africa rank globally for input — cropland potassium?
Italy ranks 22nd and Western Africa ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland potassium. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Input — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
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 (%).