Iraq vs South Africa: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 46.91 kg/ha against 42.46 kg/ha in South Africa, a difference of 4.45 kg/ha.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 94th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8656 kg/ha | 7.39 kg/ha | 6.53 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 6.34 kg/ha | 20.26 kg/ha | 13.92 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 19.49 kg/ha | 28.84 kg/ha | 9.35 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 40.34 kg/ha | 25.58 kg/ha | 14.76 kg/ha | Iraq |
| 2000s | 43.4 kg/ha | 27.8 kg/ha | 15.61 kg/ha | Iraq |
| 2010s | 33.04 kg/ha | 34.27 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 37.84 kg/ha | 46.83 kg/ha | 8.99 kg/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Iraq or South Africa?
- Iraq, at 46.91 kg/ha against 42.46 kg/ha in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Iraq and South Africa?
- 4.45 kg/ha, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Iraq ranks 91st and South Africa ranks 94th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).