Germany vs Western Africa: Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area over time
- Germany
- Western Africa
How they compare
Germany currently reports 56.02 kg/ha against 3.12 kg/ha in Western Africa, a difference of 52.9 kg/ha.
That makes Germany's figure about 18.0 times Western Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 34th of 184 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.53 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 89.39 kg/ha | Germany |
| 1970s | 95.45 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 94.05 kg/ha | Germany |
| 1980s | 99.99 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 98.26 kg/ha | Germany |
| 1990s | 79.13 kg/ha | 2.03 kg/ha | 77.1 kg/ha | Germany |
| 2000s | 66.24 kg/ha | 2.44 kg/ha | 63.8 kg/ha | Germany |
| 2010s | 63.59 kg/ha | 2.85 kg/ha | 60.74 kg/ha | Germany |
| 2020s | 56.81 kg/ha | 3.09 kg/ha | 53.73 kg/ha | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area, Germany or Western Africa?
- Germany, at 56.02 kg/ha against 3.12 kg/ha in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area between Germany and Western Africa?
- 52.9 kg/ha, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Western Africa rank globally for manure applied — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Germany ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 34th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Manure applied — Cropland potassium 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 (%).